Max Pearson

A human's life lasts only a few decades.

I feel very proud that I've devoted my life to something that will live on far beyond my own years.

In translation, that was Yao Huidong, traveller and expert in the Great Wall of China.

He was speaking to Rebecca Kesby in 2017.

This week's sporting witness next, and for this we have a defining moment in the history of football.

Phil Jones takes us back to 1970 in the company of men who were there for an event which changed the beautiful game.

This is the story of the world's first official penalty shootout when football changed forever.

The moment when a game becomes pure drama.

I was there the night it all began.

That's Frankie Banks, who was a Hull City player on 5th August 1970.

But on that day, penalties were the last thing on people's minds.

Everyone was just incredibly excited that Hull City, from the second division, were playing Manchester United, one of the most famous teams in the world.

Sadly, Frankie was about to hear news that would hit him hard.

I looked at the team sheet and my name did not appear.

So you can imagine how I felt, gutted.

But having said that, I'm part of that team, I'm part of that squad and obviously I want them to go out and do the business.

Looking back, I felt it was wonderful to be part of history.

I just love the fact that one of the most monumental changes in football occurred during a long forgotten game in a long forgotten pre-season tournament, the Watney Cup.

That match may have been of no consequence to some, but to me, it was everything.

That's Martin Kelly, who was 11 years old at the time.