Further research tried to narrow down how the stone ball could have reached head height in the first place. Paleontologists finally identified a certain Huche Ranta as the pass-giver, the most popular Neanderthal soccer player of all epochs. He is a very, very distant ancestor of Uwe Reinders, whose throw-in goal against Jean-Marie Pfaff on August 21, 1982 showed what arms are capable of even in modern soccer.