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Runaround Move
The runaround move is a football move designed to get around an opponent,Roger Kenneth Macdonald, Scientific Soccer of the Seventies, Pelham: 1971, pp. 8-47 made famous by Pelé in the 1970 World Cup. The move involves letting a dribble or a pass from a teammate approach but allowing it run past the opponent, then sprinting around the opposing player to continue the attack. History The move was demonstrated by Brazilian footballer Pelé during the 1970 FIFA World Cup match against Uruguay."The Greatest? For Century, Pelé Eclipses Muhammad Ali" . The New York Times. Retrieved 6 May 2011. In the second half, Brazilian centre-forward played a through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs Idrottsförening, commonly referred to as Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborg or (especially locally) HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan, following relegation in the 2022 Allsvenskan season. Formed in 1907, the club has won five national championship titles and five national cup titles. Helsingborgs IF have also won Allsvenskan on two occasions when the title of Swedish champions was not decided by the outcome of that league. Helsingborg was a founder member of Allsvenskan, and between 1924 and 1968 they spent all but two seasons in the top division, and won the league five times. At the end of the 1968 season, HIF were relegated, and while most people initially expected a quick return, they went on to spend the next 24 seasons in the lower leagues before finally getting promoted back to the top flight in 1992. Having returned to Allsvenskan in 1993, Helsingborg remained in the top divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Skills
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Step Over
The step over (also known as the ''pedalada'', the ''denílson'', or the ''scissors'', or the ''roeder shuffle'') is a dribbling move, or feint, in association football, used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction they do not intend to move in. According to one source, the move was invented by Argentine striker Pedro Calomino in the early 1900s, and was first used in Europe by Dutch player Law Adam, who was famous for it in the late 1920s/early 1930s, which earned him the nickname "Adam the Scissorsman". It was later also used in Italy by Amedeo Biavati in the 1930s and was used by former Newcastle United player Glenn Roeder in the 1980s. The step over was popularised in the mid-1990s by Brazilian footballer and global superstar Ronaldo. Before he retired in 2020 Brazilian Attacking midfielder/Striker Robinho used the step over at Brazilian club Santos FC when he was just 18. Nowadays, the techni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seal Dribble
A seal dribble is a form of dribbling in association football. It is performed by flicking the ball up from the ground onto the head, whereby the player then proceeds to run past opponents, whilst bouncing the ball on top of his forehead, imitating a Harbor seal, seal. The seal dribble makes it very hard for the defending team to challenge legally. Kerlon, a retired footballer who last played for Slovak side Spartak Trnava in 2017, is historically the most prolific user of this move. The Italian forward Marco Nappi was also known to use the seal dribble. His most famous use of this move came in the first leg of the semi-final of the 1989–90 UEFA Cup, against SV Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen; during the match, Nappi picked up the ball in his area and ran 40 metres with the ball bouncing along his forehead along the right flank. Legality Performing a seal dribble in a game is legally dubious under the 2019–20 version of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws Of The Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nutmeg (association Football)
A nutmeg, also known by dozens of national and regional variations, is a skill used mainly in association football, but also in field hockey, ice hockey, and basketball. The aim is to kick, roll, dribble, throw, or push the ball (or puck) between an opponent's legs (feet). This might be done to pass or when shooting the ball, but a nutmeg is more commonly associated with the skill of dribbling where it enables a player to get behind a defender. Exponents in football Kicking the ball through an opponent's legs in order to get the ball past them and back to the original player is a dribbling skill that is commonly used among football players. Owing to its effectiveness and being visually impressive, it is very popular among players and can be frequently seen being attempted multiple times throughout a game, whether by a single player or many different players. Some of the most notable practitioners include Riquelme, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Robinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Luis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marseille Turn
The Marseille turn, also known as the ''360'', the ''Spin'', the ''Mooresy Roulette'', the ''Roulette'', the ''Girosflin'', and the ''double drag-back'', is a specialised dribbling skill unique to the game of Association football. With so many different names, the exact origin of this skill move is unknown. The Marseille turn was invented by Jose Farias. It was then popularized in Europe by French striker Yves Mariot in the 1970s. Diego Maradona, Michael Laudrup and Zinedine Zidane were arguably the most notable exponents of the move, and thus it has also been known as the ''Maradona turn'', ''Laudrup-finten'' and the ''Zidane turn''. Variations French footballer Zinedine Zidane was known to use different variations of the Marseille turn. Instead of using his sole to drag the ball back in the move's first phase, Zidane sometimes used the inside of the foot, especially when performing the move while running at high speed. The possible merits of this variation can be derived from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruyff Turn
The Cruyff turn is an evasive dribbling move used in football, and named after Dutch player Johan Cruyff. In the 22nd minute of the game against Sweden in the group stage of the 1974 World Cup, while Cruyff had control of the ball in an attacking position and being guarded tightly by Swedish defender Jan Olsson, Cruyff feigned a pass before dragging the ball behind his standing leg, turning 180 degrees, and accelerating away. With its simplicity, effectiveness and unpredictability, the Cruyff turn remains one of the most commonly recognized dribbling In sports, dribbling is maneuvering a ball by one player while moving in a given direction, avoiding defenders' attempts to intercept the ball. A successful dribble will bring the ball past defenders legally and create opportunities to score. As ... moves in modern football. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan, the second highest league in the Swedish football, Swedish men's football league system. Seasons run from late March or early April to the beginning of November, with the 16 clubs all meeting each other twice, resulting in a 30-match season, for a total of 240 matches league-wide. Allsvenskan is ranked 23rd in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. Allsvenskan is currently ranked third highest among the leagues in Scandinavia, after UEFA coefficient#Current ranking, Norway and Denmark. The current champions are Malmö FF, who won the title in the 2024 Allsvenskan, 2024 season. The three teams with most Swedish championships are Malmö FF (24), IFK Göteb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFK Göteborg
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or Blåvitt, is a Swedish professional Football team, football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the only club in the Nordic countries that has won one of the main UEFA competitions, having won the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup in both 1981–82 UEFA Cup, 1982 and 1986–87 UEFA Cup, 1987. IFK is affiliated with Göteborgs Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Gamla Ullevi. The club colours are blue and white, colours shared both with the sports society which the club originated from, Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, and with the coat of arms of Gothenburg, coat of arms of the city of Gothenburg. The team colours have influenced the historical nickname ''Blåvitt''. The blue and white are in stripes, with blue shorts and socks. Besides the two UEFA Cup titles, IFK have won 18 List of Swedish football champions, Swedish champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (), was a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. His 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes Exhibition game, friendlies, is recognised as a Guinness World Records, Guinness World Record. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the ''Time (magazine), Time'' list of the Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, 100 most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was voted IFFHS World's Best Player#The World's Best Player of the 20th Century (1901–2000), World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper Blomqvist
Lars Jesper Blomqvist (; born 5 February 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. Most recently he was the playing assistant manager of Superettan side Hammarby from December 2009 to November 2010. He played at IFK Göteborg, where he won four straight Allsvenskan league titles between 1993 and 1996, and Manchester United, where he was part of the team that won the treble in 1999, consisting of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League. He returned to Swedish football in 2003 with Djurgården, where he won his final Allsvenskan title, before initially retiring in 2005. An injury crisis prompted a playing return for Enköping in 2008. A full international between 1994 and 2002, Blomqvist won 30 caps for the Sweden national team and helped them to third place at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. Club career Swedish football After an early spell at Tavelsjö, Blomqvist signed for then recently formed Umeå in 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
