- First goal scored directly from a corner kick
Did you
know that the first goal scored directly from a corner kick was in 1924? Caesar
Onzari, who played for Argentina took a corner kick and the ball ended up in
the net without anyone else touching it. This type of goal is also referred to
as an “Olympic goal”. Unfortunately for Uruguay, they lost that game because of
such a goal, but they did end up winning the gold in the Olympics. Many say
this is why this type of goal is referred to as “Olympic.
- The Bicycle Kick
Did you
know that Ramon Unzaga of Chile was the first player to perform a bicycle kick?
It is a very difficult kick where a player throws his/her body in the air,
while moving the legs in a scissor like motion, in order to kick the ball
backwards over their head. Ramon first performed this kick in 1914 at El Morro
Stadium in Talcahuano, Chile.
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