Trivela

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Trivela is a soccer technique that involves a player hitting the ball with the outside of his/her foot. The benefit of using this skill is that the bend created by using the outside of the foot usually catches the opponent off guard. It's also useful for a player not confident enough to cross the ball with his/her weaker foot.

Many players have used the Trivela in their game but most notably Franz Beckenbauer relied routinely and expertly on this skill. In the current game, Ricardo Quaresma, a Portuguese player of F.C. Porto, uses it regularly. Aside from passing, this technique can be used to take a shot on goal, although it is difficult to master and if not done correctly can leave a player embarrassed. It requires balance, strength, and your body has to be leaning on a certain angle to execute power and bend on the ball.

Roberto Carlos of Fenerbahce and formerly of Brazil and Real Madrid scored an amazing goal with an angle of less than one degree to shoot from, using the trivela.