The Panenka penalty involves chipping the ball delicately into the center of the goal, anticipating that the goalkeeper will dive to either side. The move is as much about psychology as it is about ...

The memory remains vivid for Romain Saïss. In the Africa Cup of Nations final, Morocco had the chance to write one of the most glorious chapters in its recent football history. Just seconds from the ...

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 ...

AL RAYYAN, QatarAL RAYYAN, Qatar — The sheer audacity. The simple execution. And then … delirium. Achraf Hakimi converted the decisive spot kick for Morocco with a little dink of a shot known as a ...

There's no in-between for a Panenka penalty. Either it's great and you're a hero, or you fail, and your name is sullied forever, known always as the player with the hubris to attempt the extraordinary ...

The panenka is a work of art. The skill it takes to pull off a chipped penalty kick, even more so the confidence to try it, is beautiful. Why is it called a panenka and when did it make its way into ...

We've all seen it, but only a select few of us have ever had the confidence to try it. The Panenka penalty is perhaps the ultimate example of footballing confidence. Having the nerve and self-belief ...

GOAL takes a look at the history of a move that has revolutionised the way that spot kicks are taken since coming to prominence in 1976 The Panenka is an ingenious but simple way of taking a penalty ...

When it goes right, it looks incredible, bold and brave. When it goes wrong, as Venezuela's Luis Seijas found out Saturday night, it's one of the most embarrassing moments in sports. And 40 years ago ...

Antonin Panenka has said he is "proud" that Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is using his eponymous penalty-taking technique. The Los Blancos captain has taken over penalty duties at the Santiago ...

Oct. 7 (UPI) --Czech soccer legend Antonin Panenka has been hospitalized and placed in intensive care after contracting the coronavirus, his former club Bohemians 1905 announced Wednesday. The club ...