During the 1976 European Championship Finals, a 5ft 10 in Czechoslovakian player Antonin Panenka looked unperturbed as he fired the decisive penalty kick into the German goalpost. The finely chipped ...

Former England international goalkeeper Joe Hart has revealed what was going through his mind when Italy legend Andrea Pirlo chipped him from the penalty spot in the quarter-final shootout at EURO ...

It takes a special bit of flair to successfully execute the Panenka penalty. Czech midfielder Antonin Panenka introduced the world to the technique when he beat German goalkeeper Sepp Maier in a ...

The Panenka penalty is often thought of as an act of naked showboating, a needless risk taken by overly cocky players at inopportune moments. But when the player in question is the preternaturally ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Sanderson has been primarily based in Barcelona since 2019. Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz fired off a ridiculous panenka ...

The footballing world’s heartbeat spiked for a little more than a second. Did you feel it? Born in Madrid he knocks Spain out!! 🇲🇦🇪🇸 Achraf Hakimi wins the penalty shoot-out with a panenka to see ...

Lionel Messi's 'Panenka' penalty against Getafe has been hailed as the best ever - by the man himself. Antonin Panenka originated the chipped spot-kick technique as he audaciously clinched ...

PRAGUE, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Czech footballer Antonin Panenka, whose cheeky winning penalty technique against Germany in the 1976 European Championship has been copied by some of the game's greatest ...

KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - If Italy can replicate the coolness in front of goal shown by Andrea Pirlo when he dinked in his cheeky penalty against England, the Azzurri might have a chance of troubling ...