Skill

Letting the ball run through your legs or past you to a teammate behind, fooling the defender. Instead of controlling or shooting, you show you're going to play the ball, then leave it. The defender buys the fake and is now out of position. Dummies require awareness that someone's behind you and trust that they know what you're doing. When they come off, they look effortless.

Diving forward and flicking the ball with your heels behind you, legs bent like a scorpion's tail. The opposite of a bicycle kick, which goes backwards. Extremely rare because the situation has to be exactly right and it's incredibly hard to pull off. When it goes in as a goal, it wins every award going. Giroud's against Crystal Palace in 2017 won the FIFA Puskás Award.

Striking the ball with the end of your boot rather than your laces or instep. Coaches used to tell kids never to do it because it's inaccurate, but sometimes it's the only way to get a shot off quickly. When a defender is about to block or the ball is bouncing awkwardly, a toe poke can surprise the keeper because the shot comes out faster than expected.

Striking the ball with the outside of your foot to bend it in an unexpected direction. Ricardo Quaresma made the trivela famous as his signature move in Portugal. It's tricky to pull off but useful for curving passes or shots around defenders when the inside of your foot won't give you the right angle. Modrić and Cancelo use it regularly now.

Throwing yourself backwards in the air and kicking the ball over your head while cycling your legs. Also called an overhead kick or scissors kick. It's difficult, risky, and when it comes off, nothing looks better. Most commonly used for shots but defenders sometimes clear the ball this way too. Pelé, Hugo Sánchez, and Ronaldo have all scored famous ones.