A bright meteor-type flash sighted over Britain in the early hours has been discovered as a football that Chris Waddle had smashed over the bar during a 1990 penalty shootout against West Germany. Witnesses described the object as a bright flash moving south to north for a few seconds, leaving a white trail.
Scientists accompanied Military personnel in tracking the then unknown object which landed, causing a large crater, just North of Amersham in Buckinghamshire. Upon careful analysis, it was confirmed this morning that it was the ball that Mr Waddle sent flying over the bar in the decisive strike that ended England's run in the 1990 World Cup. The ball had never been recovered and it was assumed that it had burned up leaving Earth's atmosphere. The referee from that game, who had been waiting for the ball to retouch the Earth's surface, heard the news and blew his whistle therefore officially ending the match that had technically remained active for 26 years.
There were plenty of witnesses all over the country, notably in the North East.
"It was all over in a second ", said Terry Turkle from Newcastle who saw the flash, "much like our fucking World Cup in 1990."
Mr Waddle was due to attend a press conference but MISSED THAT AS WELL.
