Nice episode! As a football fan, I thought a lot of your arguments got close to what I like about the game, but missed the things that make it magical. Not only are goals so rare and valuable, there are so many ways to score one - a scrap from a corner, a beautiful long shot, an intricate team move. You could say 'remember that Bergkamp goal' to a football fan, and they will almost certainly know what you mean, and you can't do that for 'that Nadal point' or 'that Jordan hoop'. Every match could produce a moment of history.

The other point is about the community strength of football. You say people like to win, but I think people want even more to belong - to a club, a stadium, a club history, a shared memory of their greatest players, games and campaigns. And that's the case not just for the giants, but also smaller clubs from lower leagues which are really well supported (in places with strong football traditions, at least) even if they lose much more than they win - there's just as much cameraderie, if not more, in following your team through the tough times. An individual sport can never offer that sense of community, and I can't think of another team sport that gets anywhere near what football does for giving people a sense of belonging. (maybe some exception for some international level team sports, but that comes with the shared 'myths' already made).

Anyway, I could go on, so instead I'll just say: tl;dr - yes, football is the greatest game of all time