{"id":11539,"date":"2023-11-27T13:30:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T10:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/11539\/the-best-overhead-kicks-ever\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T13:30:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T10:30:29","slug":"the-best-overhead-kicks-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=11539","title":{"rendered":"The best overhead kicks ever: Garnacho, Rooney, Ronaldo, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The best overhead kicks ever: Garnacho, Rooney, Ronaldo, more\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Chris Wright, Toe Poke writer<span class=\"timestamp \">November 27, 2023, 10:00 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alejandro Garnacho took around three minutes to submit his entry for the Premier League goal of the season award as Manchester United won 3-0 against Everton on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old striker scored his first goal of the campaign in spectacular fashion as he opened the scoring at Goodison Park, redirecting Diogo Dalot&#8217;s deep cross into the far corner with a flying kick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What are you looking at there, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/agarnacho7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AGarnach7<\/a>?  \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udc40<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUFC<\/a> || <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EVEMUN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EVEMUN<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5vMNLoqiTX\">pic.twitter.com\/5vMNLoqiTX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1728896541698703748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Garnacho&#8217;s outrageous strike immediately drew comparisons to the equally acrobatic goal scored by Wayne Rooney against Manchester City in the 2011 derby, with the technique involved being almost identical.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the young Manchester <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/united\/\"   title=\"United\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">United<\/a> star can now rightfully take his place among the pantheon of greats who have already taken to the skies to score incredible aerial goals.<\/p>\n<p>True to the spirit of technical excellence on display, here, in no particular order, are some of the most iconic scissor and bicycle kicks (yes, there&#8217;s a difference!) to ever grace the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton) v Chelsea, 2020<\/h2>\n<p>Jahanbakhsh scored just two Premier League goals for Brighton during the 2019-20 season, in back-to-back matches, four days apart over the Christmas period.  The pair&#8217;s second proved to be an excellent bicycle kick that saved a point against Chelsea on New Year&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude0d No real need for words here, enjoy!<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BHAFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BHAFC<\/a> \ud83d\udd35\u26aa\ufe0f <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BCxf9J8Def\">pic.twitter.com\/BCxf9J8Def<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Brighton &#038; Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialBHAFC\/status\/1212493703996010496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) vs. Juventus, 2018<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unreal! Cristiano Ronaldo scores best-ever goal with insane overhead kick vs Juventus | Puskas Award\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BPgQTAJRzmw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Just months before moving to Turin, Ronaldo knocked his future employers out of the Champions League quarter-finals with a spectacular effort &#8211; so spectacular in fact that an Argentinian journalist attempting to recreate it found himself at the &#8216;hospital.<\/p>\n<h2>Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) v Manchester City, 2011<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Best.  Derby.  Aim.<br \/>Never!<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WayneRooney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Wayne Rooney<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUFC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AX2lENFFv2\">pic.twitter.com\/AX2lENFFv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/939784878157123584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is no doubt that Rooney&#8217;s powerful kick to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> the Manchester derby was a work of instinctive genius.  Who cares if it comes out of his shin guard?<\/p>\n<h2>Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) v England, 2012<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sweden vs England 4-2, Official Goals and Highlights | FATV 14\/11\/12\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pq9CoZCJH3I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The fateful night in which Zlatan launched a one-man assault on Joe Hart&#8217;s professional pride culminated in a long-range acrobatic kick that only he would dare attempt.<\/p>\n<h2>Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United) v Liverpool, 2010<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Berbatov&amp;apos;s superb hat-trick! | Man Utd 3-2 Liverpool | 19th September 2010\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jP_yG8OsgUU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Berbatov ensured his cult hero status at Old Trafford with a hat-trick to defeat the old enemy, although the Bulgarian maverick&#8217;s second goal of the afternoon is definitely one that sticks in the memory.<\/p>\n<h2>Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) vs Liverpool, 2018<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gareth Bale scores the BEST EVER GOAL in a Champions League final with overhead kick vs Liverpool\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7JbOoJ_dge4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Wales.  Golf.  Superb gymnastic volleys from the edge of the box during the Champions League finals.  In this order.<\/p>\n<h2>Emre Can (Liverpool) v Watford, 2017<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A moment of individual brilliance \ud83d\udeb2<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoalOfTheDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoalOfTheDay<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emrecan_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@emrecan_<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HjoBF3YXhm\">pic.twitter.com\/HjoBF3YXhm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013Premierleague (@premierleague) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/1209066713083502593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Can himself called this beauty &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/1209066713083502593\">the best goal I have ever scored<\/a>\u201d and it\u2019s really not that hard to understand why.<\/p>\n<h2>Ronaldinho (Barcelona) v Villarreal, 2006<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ronaldinho&amp;apos;s overhead kick against Villarreal (2006\/07)\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DH_gBJT9bAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The kind of goal you can watch dozens of times without knowing how Ronaldinho managed to control the ball, let alone find the back of the net in the same movement.  Less of an aerial kick, more of a contortionist act.<\/p>\n<h2>Rivaldo (Barcelona) v Valencia, 2001<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">A hat-trick and an alien Chilean \ud83d\udc7d<\/p>\n<p>18 years ago, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RIVALDOOFICIAL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RIVALDOOFICIAL<\/a> we enjoy one of the most magical nights of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaLigaHistory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LaLigaHistory<\/a>.  \ud83d\udcab <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RVdAe7vY3H\">pic.twitter.com\/RVdAe7vY3H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 LaLiga (@LaLiga) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaLiga\/status\/1140688056246099970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another timeless classic from the Barca vault sees Rivaldo complete a ridiculously good hat trick with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaLiga\/status\/1140688056246099970\">a phenomenal strike from 18 meters<\/a>.  We think the correct term is \u201carrow\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Philippe Mexes (AC Milan) versus Inter Milan, 2012<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Philippe Mex\u00e8s: \u201cYou only score a goal like this once in your career.\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acmilan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AC Milan<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mnZ1Gumlrr\">pic.twitter.com\/mnZ1Gumlrr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1464233086082854913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a name one immediately associates with spectacular Internet search prowess, but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/btsportfootball\/status\/1197425203896356865\">the French central defender certainly had a talent for the spectacular<\/a> &#8212; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealfanatix\/status\/679432015347888128\">usually against Inter, as happens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Oscarine Masuluke (Baroka FC) v Orlando Pirates, 2017<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oscarine Masuluke Wonder Goal - Baroka F.C. vs Orlando Pirates\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xNWL3M2fDRU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>You might be wondering why the scorer of that perfect last minute kick is wearing different gloves and kit to everyone else?  That\u2019s because Masuluke is a goalkeeper \u2013 the only goalkeeper to have been selected for a Puskas Award.<\/p>\n<h2>Mauro Bressan (Fiorentina) v Barcelona, \u200b\u200b1999<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd25The best bike ride in history?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd2fMauro Bressan <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OTD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OTD<\/a> in 1999! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACFFiorentinaEN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ACFFiorentinaFR<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1jhtfCjSWf\">pic.twitter.com\/1jhtfCjSWf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1323199879129276417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Proving that Barca were just as likely to concede miraculous passes, Bressan graced the Champions League with a 30-yard masterpiece that is still regularly cited to this day as the best overhead kick ever scored.<\/p>\n<h2>Pel\u00e9 (prisoners of war) against Nazis, 1981<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"pele over head kick escape to victory\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/erQdTUdeABI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Perhaps the most iconic overhead kick of all time was that deployed by a young Brazilian prisoner of war named Pel\u00e9, who defeated the evil Nazi hordes with one foot during World War II in the film from Sylvester Stallone&#8217;s 1981 &#8220;Escape To Victory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best overhead kicks ever: Garnacho, Rooney, Ronaldo, more\u060c Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerNovember 27, 2023, 10:00 a.m. Alejandro Garnacho took around three minutes to submit his entry for the Premier League goal of the season award as Manchester United won 3-0 against Everton on Sunday. 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