Who is rabona

Rabonas are usually used to outwit an opponent who is tackling you, though sometimes they can be useful for goal-scoring. If a striker is in the wrong position to score using their preferred foot, they can use a rabona. They can also rabona the ball to get the angle right when in a tight spot. In Brazil, the move has two very different names chaleira kettle or letra letter.

MORE : Why do footballers spit? At least that's the explanation on Wikipedia. Another is that it was invented in the s by Italian striker Giovanni Roccotelli, who played for Ascoli, although he says the name came after Ronaldo performed it.

In an interview he said: "For me it was a natural thing. I began crossing like this when I was very little. When I was called up for a national side by [Enzo] Bearzot I remember that I even scored two goals this way in Campania. At least I did one thing before all the others Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Performed on a regular basis by Rodrigo Taddei, "the Aurelio" is one of the more difficult tricks to master.

Stepping over the ball with the non-kicking foot, Taddei then uses his favoured right foot to drag the ball around the outside of his left—fooling the opposition to thinking he is going one way—before whipping it on in front of him and back on to his right side.

One of the most simple yet effective tricks in football, "the step-over" can create a player space to pass, cross or shoot if done correctly. Many, many players have used it throughout the history of football—Chris Waddle, Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo to name a few—but it is believed that Dutch footballer Law Adam was the first to perfect the trick.

Portugal's Ricardo Quaresma is an expert at "the Trivela. Simply put, when wanting to play a pass or a shot in the opposite direction from where a player is facing, "the back-heel" is the most effect method of doing just that. It is believed that Real Madrid forward Alfredo di Stefano was one of the first to execute it, after notching one of his four goals in a match against Atletico Madrid back in Undoubtedly one of the most irritating tricks—if you're a defender, that is—Kerlon's "seal dribble" is something of a rarity.

The Brazilian often flicks the ball up in the air and opts to run with it, bouncing it on his head as he passes opposition players. Often done using the player's stronger foot, the ball is moved one way—as if meaning to go past the opposition in that direction—before being whipped back, using the inside of the foot.

Ronaldinho perfected it after bursting onto the scene, and it has since been used by countless other players. More of a gimmick than anything, "the fake kick" is rarely seen but can be relatively useful—if performed correctly. Fortunately, England Under striker Ravel Morrison scored a goal using this trick in training recently, and it has since been dubbed "the mule kick.

Though it is sheer improvisation that forces a player to kick the ball in such a way, many players have used in throughout the history of the game, but the most famous is surely Gianfranco Zola's effort against Norwich. Possibly not a trick a huge amount of people would have seen, but Giuseppe Biava's goal—which he has since done a number of times—against Reggina is truly astounding.

For want of a better name, "the Biava" came about due to the centre-half's ability to contort his body when the ball was seemingly out of reach. Like Ryan Guy's throw-in, Andrei Kanchelskis' "ball-stand" doesn't serve much purpose, but it will always be remembered as one of the more entertaining tricks around. The most hated trick of them all, "the dive" has been around for years and is now adopted by many, many footballers in order to con the referee into awarding a free-kick.