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Follow a path from the basics up to the real thing — you film almost every step and get an honest form read before you move on.
Master the Ronaldo Chop
Cut inside at full speed and leave a defender for dead — the chop Ronaldo built a career on.
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Master the Roulette (Zidane Turn)
Spin 360° through two defenders like Zidane and come out the other side with the ball.
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Master the Elastico (Flip-Flap)
The flick that made Ronaldinho famous — push the ball out, snap it back, and glide past.
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Master the Knuckleball
The wobbling, dipping strike from distance that keepers can't read.
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Beginner
26Thigh Flick
Control a dropping ball on your thigh and cushion or flick it to your feet — the thigh is …
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Sole Stop
Stop the ball dead under the sole of your foot to instantly kill its pace and set up your …
Inside Cut
Chop the ball across your body with the inside of your foot to cut inside past a defender.…
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Outside Cut
Cut the ball with the outside of your foot to move it to your stronger side and change dir…
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Drag Back
Stop the ball dead and pull it back with your sole to reverse direction and escape pressur…
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Pull Push
Pull the ball back with your sole then push it forward or across with the inside of the sa…
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Roll Over
Roll the ball sideways across your body with the sole of your foot to shift it into space …
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V-Pull
Pull the ball back with your sole then push it out at an angle with the inside — the ball …
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V-Push
The mirror of the V-pull — push the ball out and across first, then pull it back, tracing …
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L-Turn
Drag the ball back then turn 90 degrees so the ball's path makes an 'L'. A tidy way to esc…
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Double Step Over
Two step-overs in a row to double the deception before you burst past — the ball stays sti…
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Shoulder Drop
Dip your shoulder and lean hard one way to sell a direction, then cut the opposite way. Me…
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Scissors
Step over the front of the ball from outside to inside, like your legs are scissoring, to …
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Reverse Scissors
A scissors the other way — sweep your foot around the front of the ball from inside to out…
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Fake Shot
Wind up like you're about to blast a shot, then pull out of it to freeze defenders and kee…
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Fake Pass
Wind up like an inside-foot pass, then withdraw or redirect to send defenders the wrong wa…
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Inside-Foot Pass
The most-used pass in soccer. You push the ball to a teammate with the inside of your foot…
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First Touch
Your first touch is how you control a ball that comes to you. A good one buys you time and…
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Instep Drive
The power shot. You hit the ball with your shoelaces to send it low and hard at the goal.
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Side-Foot Finish
The most reliable way to score — passing the ball into the goal with the inside of your fo…
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Close-Control Dribbling
Moving with the ball while keeping it glued to your feet. The secret is lots of small, sof…
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Juggling
Keeping the ball in the air with your feet (and later thighs, chest, head) without it touc…
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Shielding
Protecting the ball from a defender by putting your body between them and the ball. It buy…
Chest Control
Taking a ball out of the air with your chest and cushioning it softly down to your feet. T…
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Throw-In
How you restart play when the ball goes out over the sideline. It looks simple, but a slop…
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Jockeying
The basics of one-on-one defending — staying in front of an attacker and slowing them down…
Intermediate
37Quick Direction Change
Messi's superpower — a tiny, explosive change of direction at full speed that leaves defen…
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Drag Push
Iniesta's escape — drag the ball back with the sole then push it out the other side with t…
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First Touch Flick
Receive and redirect the ball in one motion, flicking it into space past a defender — a fi…
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Chest Flick
Take a high ball on your chest and flick it into space or over a defender in one motion, i…
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Outside Foot Control
Receive with the outside of your foot to take the ball into space away from a defender in …
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Drag Control
Receive and drag the ball across your body in one motion, moving it away from a defender a…
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Toe Poke Finish
A quick, surprising jab of the toe to finish before the keeper sets — Ronaldo's (R9) favou…
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Glancing Header
A subtle flick of the head to redirect a cross into the far corner — finesse over power, t…
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Flick Header
Flick a ball on with the top of your forehead to redirect it backward or over — the near-p…
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Block Tackle
The fundamental front-on tackle — get low, plant firm, and block through the ball with the…
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Standing Tackle
Win the ball while staying on your feet — step in, get low, and take it with firm contact …
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Hook Tackle
Reach out and hook the ball away from a defender with an outstretched foot, often from the…
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Poke Tackle
A quick jab of the toe to nick the ball away as an attacker touches it — then recover your…
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Interception
Read a pass and step across to win it before it arrives — the smartest defending is antici…
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Shoulder Challenge
A fair, shoulder-to-shoulder charge to win a 50/50 or muscle an attacker off the ball — lo…
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Reverse Elastico
The elastico flipped: push the ball with the inside of your foot, then snap it back with t…
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Heel Flick
Flick the ball up or behind you with your heel to escape pressure or start a trick. Mostly…
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Flick Up
Pop a still ball up from the ground to your feet to start juggling or a trick. A pure touc…
McGeady Spin
A roulette variant — drag the ball behind your standing foot and spin away, exiting a new …
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McGeady Cancel
Start a McGeady spin, then abort it — freezing the defender who reads the spin — and burst…
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Berba Spin
Dimitar Berbatov's smooth spin turn — drag the ball, shield it with your body, and spin aw…
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Ball Roll Cut
Roll the ball across your body with your sole, then plant and cut it away in a new directi…
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Ball Roll Scoop
Roll the ball then scoop it up or around to set up a flick or trick. Mostly a touch skill …
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Drag to Heel
Drag the ball with your sole then redirect it with your heel behind you — a slick way to c…
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Toe Bounce
Bounce the ball repeatedly on your toe to build touch and control. A pure juggling skill w…
Triple Elastico
Three elastico wraps in quick succession — a rapid-fire version of Ronaldinho's flick that…
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Hocus Pocus
A step-over into a reverse elastico — you fake with a leg-over, then whip the ball the oth…
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Finesse Curl
The bent shot. You wrap your foot around the side of the ball to make it curve through the…
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Step-Over
You trick the defender into thinking you're about to push the ball one way. They lean that…
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Chip
The delicate lift. You jab under the ball to pop it up and over the keeper, with backspin …
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Drag-Back Turn
A quick way to stop, change direction, and leave a defender going the wrong way. You roll …
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Outside-Foot Pass
Passing or shooting with the outside of your foot instead of the inside. It curves the opp…
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Driven Long Ball
A long, low, fast pass to switch the play across the field or send the ball behind defende…
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Attacking Header
Scoring or directing the ball with your forehead. Done right it's a real weapon in the box…
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One-Two
The classic way to beat a defender with a teammate instead of dribbling — also called a gi…
Body Feint
A fake with your body — no touch on the ball — to send a defender the wrong way. You drop …
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Inside Hook
A sharp, clean turn using the inside of your foot to hook the ball back the other way and …
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Advanced
20Triple Step Over
Cristiano Ronaldo's rapid-fire three step-overs — circle your foot around the ball three t…
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No-Look Pass
Ronaldinho's magic — pass the ball one way while looking another, freezing defenders and t…
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Neymar Roll
Neymar's signature rolling move — roll the ball across your body with the sole and quickly…
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Half Volley Control
Cushion a dropping ball at the exact moment it bounces, taking the pace off a difficult bo…
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Spin Control
Control a spinning ball — reading the spin and adjusting your touch to tame a ball that's …
Trivela Shot
Curl the ball with the OUTSIDE of your foot — the trivela — to bend it the opposite way pa…
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Scissor Kick
A spectacular sideways overhead volley — you leap, scissor your legs, and strike a ball ou…
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Diving Header
Dive horizontally to head a low ball with power and courage. Brave and spectacular — with …
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Backward Header
Head the ball back over your own head — for backward flick-ons and clever redirects. Uses …
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Slide Tackle
A last-resort sliding challenge along the ground to reach a ball you can't get to on your …
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Volley
Hitting the ball out of the air before it bounces. It's all about timing — meeting a movin…
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Cruyff Turn
A fake-and-spin to escape a defender. You act like you're about to pass, then drag the bal…
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Knuckleball
A powerful shot with almost no spin, so the ball wobbles and dips unpredictably in the air…
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Half-Volley
Striking the ball the instant it bounces, while it's still low and rising — not letting it…
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Curling Free Kick
Bending a dead ball over the wall and into the corner — the classic 'bend it like Beckham'…
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La Croqueta
A quick shift of the ball from one foot to the other to slip past a defender in tight spac…
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Nutmeg
Slipping the ball through a defender's legs and collecting it on the other side — cheeky, …
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First-Time Finish
Striking a pass or cross straight into the goal in one touch, without controlling it first…
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Whipped Cross
A fast, curling cross from out wide that bends away from the keeper and into the path of y…
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Penalty Kick
The one-on-one from the spot, twelve yards out. The technique is the easy part — composure…
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Insane
21Chop + Elastico Combination
Ronaldo's combo — sell a chop one way, then whip an elastico the other in one flowing sequ…
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Toe Flick
Ronaldinho's cheeky toe poke around a defender — a quick flick with the tip of the boot to…
Fake Rabona
Neymar's showpiece fake — wind up a rabona (wrapping your kicking leg behind your standing…
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Okocha Flick
Jay-Jay Okocha's outrageous flick trickery — flashy, unpredictable flicks and lifts to emb…
Crossover
Cross your foot over the ball to fake one way then take it the other — a freestyle change …
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Reverse Sombrero
Flick the ball up and back over your own head (or a defender's) the reverse way, then coll…
Akka
A street move — flick the ball around one side of a defender and run around the other to c…
Air Elastico
An elastico performed on a ball in the air or off a bounce — the same out-and-in whip, but…
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Panna
The street nutmeg with attitude — put the ball through a defender's legs and collect it th…
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Sit Down Trick
A cheeky freestyle move — drop the ball and sit on it, or trap it and sit, as a showpiece.…
Stalls
Balance the ball still on a body part — foot, knee, neck, or head — and hold it. The frees…
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Elastico
One of the flashiest tricks in the game, and one of the hardest. You push the ball one way…
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Maradona Spin
A smooth 360 spin right on top of the ball, using your body to shield it from a defender. …
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Ronaldo Chop
A sharp change of direction at full speed — you hop onto one foot and chop the ball behind…
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Rainbow Flick
Flicking the ball up the back of your leg and over your own head (and a defender behind yo…
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Rabona
Kicking the ball with your leg wrapped behind your standing leg — the 'crossed-legs' kick.…
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Bicycle Kick
The spectacular overhead kick — you launch backward into the air and strike a high ball ba…
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Scorpion Kick
An acrobatic clearance or finish where you dive forward, catch yourself on your hands, and…
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Around-the-World
A freestyle juggling trick: you pop the ball up and swing the same foot all the way around…
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Sombrero Flick
Lifting the ball up and over a defender's head — 'over the hat,' hence sombrero — then dar…
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Seal Dribble
The 'seal dribble' (drible da foquinha) — you flick the ball up onto your forehead and run…
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