Dummy (football)

Examples used in order to deceive an opponent into what direction you will move, include: the step over as used by Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo; the flip flap (also known as "elastico") used by Rivellino, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho; the Marseille turn (also known as the "360" or "roulette") used by Zinedine Zidane, and Diego Maradona; the rainbow flick as used by Neymar; the Cruyff turn named after Johan Cruyff; and scoop turn (dragging the ball around a defender without it leaving your foot) as used by Romário.

[1][2][3][4][5] The next most common instance is also an offensive situation, in which a player, in a reasonable shooting area, fakes a shot to trick a defender coming in for a tackle and have him flinch away.

This dummy can also be used on a goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation: a notable example being the "Goal of the Century" scored by Diego Maradona where, having run half the length of the field past several outfield players, he faced goalkeeper Peter Shilton and left him on his backside with a feint, before slotting the ball into the net.

Another common scenario is the "dummying" player running after the ball after letting it go through their legs, a move which is known as the nutmeg.

Haslam played for Batley before the rugby schism and was a member of the 1888 British Isles tour of New Zealand and Australia.