The rainbow kick (also called the reverse flick-over, the rainbow flick, the Carretilha or the Lambreta in Brazil, the Lambretta in Italy, the Brazilian in Romania, the Ardiles flick in the UK, the ''arco iris'' in Spain, the Okocha-Trick in Germany and the ''coup du sombrero'' in France)Rainbow Kick (Lambretta) tutorial
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used in

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, in which a player steps to the side of the ball and flicks it up. The trajectory of the ball gives the trick its name. The trick is usually performed while running forward with the ball, and is done by rolling the ball up the back of one leg with the other foot, before flicking the standing foot upwards to propel the ball forward and over the head.

History

This trick is an impressive show of skill, sometimes seen in street soccer or

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. It is rarely used in modern professional football, as it has a relatively low success rate, but players with high confidence and skill may attempt it from time to time as a

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, to beat opposing players when

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. It has been used by players such as Jay-Jay Okocha or

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. It was first executed in 1968, by Alexandre de Carvalho "Kaneco". It's said that it was invented by Vito Chimenti , a forward player who also played in Palermo, and it's said that the rainbow kick performed in the famous film

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was inspired by him.It was performed at the

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when

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's İlhan Mansız, in what was described as a "sombrero" move of "outrageous skill", flicked the ball over both his head and the head of

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's left-back

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, forcing Carlos into a foul. Sometimes the use of tricks, such as the rainbow kick, is seen as

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and disrespectful to the opposing team. In March 2008, the

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player Franck Songo'o attempted the trick, with one match report commenting that the referee "quickly called a halt to proceedings as pposingplayers piled in threatening to lynch im. The rainbow kick appears in a famous sequence in the 1981 film ''

'', when the trick is used by the character played by Ossie Ardiles, which led to the name of "Ardiles flick". One review described it thus: "the all time special effects highlight being when Ossie Ardiles flicks the ball over his head". The trick has also been featured in football computer games, including ''

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'', where it is described as "One of the most famous soccer moves". Brazilian Superstar

is a notable exponent of the rainbow flick in the modern game.

References

Bibliography

*Richard Witzig, The Global Art of Soccer (2006), CusiBoy Publishing,

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