Soccer word of the day: Scorpion Kick. The inverse of the bicycle kick. See the video for one of...

Soccer word of the day: Scorpion Kick. The inverse of the bicycle kick. See the video for one of the best recent representations.

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To quote Darth Vader in Empire Strikes Back:

Impressive

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Jan 30, 2012 2:36 PM PST reply actions

Unreal. How does he get that much on it?

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by almost awesome on Jan 30, 2012 6:45 PM PST reply actions

I know

That was a rocket. Physics is an amazing thing…

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by Ryan Gates on Jan 31, 2012 1:39 AM PST up reply actions

i think of rene higuita when i see scorpion kick

http://youtu.be/yCxe4r6SjH0

Oderint Dum Metuant

by WhiteRabbit on Feb 1, 2012 8:24 PM PST reply actions

I remember that

Crazy..

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by Ryan Gates on Feb 1, 2012 10:06 PM PST up reply actions

Holy crap!

I gotta give it up to that guy, his was a bit more impressive

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Feb 1, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions

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To quote Darth Vader in Empire Strikes Back:

Unreal. How does he get that much on it?

I know

i think of rene higuita when i see scorpion kick

I remember that

Holy crap!

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