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The Panenka penalty

24/06/2021 GMT

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How the Czechoslovak midfielder created a daring new style of penalty at Euro 76

How the Czechoslovak midfielder created a daring new style of penalty at the Euro 76 football championships

In June 1976, Czechoslovakia won the men’s European football championship with probably the most famous penalty kick in history. During a penalty shootout against West Germany, midfielder Antonín Panenka waited for the goalkeeper to dive and then casually chipped the ball down the middle of the goal. The technique is now known as a “Panenka” and has been copied by everyone from Zinedine Zidane to Leo Messi. Antonín Panenka talks to Ian Williams.

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