Knuckleball: The Greatest Football Shot

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Knuckleball

This type of football shot is called a knuckleball. It was invented by the legend himself Cristiano Ronaldo. Very few professional footballers have mastered this shot. But I want to change that so in this essay I will explain, how to do one of the greatest football shots known to humanity.

Basically, a knuckleball is when the football doesn't rotate at all in midair. This can have two effects on the ball: one, the ball will go really high and look like it’s going way over the crossbar, but in the last few seconds it will drop down leaving the goalkeeper confused as the ball hits the back of the net. Two is the fishtail effect, this is when the ball goes from side to side in the air like a fishtail.

So this

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