Nutmeg - starting off with the classic - playing the ball through the defender’s legs. It’s a non-exhaustive list, so if you have any personal favorites, let me know in the comments! Well, now you do, and pulling them out will earn you street cred with other soccerheads. Others are terms that you may have heard on broadcasts or at the pub and not exactly know what they meant.
Some of the moves even bear the name of their creator or their most famous user. Stars have signature moves and techniques, honed through years of practice and hundreds of thousands of repetitions.
One of the beauties of football is the artistry that the game’s elite work with the ball at their feet.