Panenka

Meaning

Noun

  • A softly-struck chipped penalty kick into the middle of the goal.

Origin

  • Named after Antonín Panenka, a Czech football player who scored a softly-struck chipped penalty kick down the middle of the goal to win the penalty shootout in the UEFA Euro 1976 Final

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