And finally… Damiao’s magic skill

Posted on 28th April 2011

This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.

We’ve all seen video clips of players in training pulling off some amazing skills and thought "Ok, that’s impressive, but there’s no way you’d dare try that in a match". Well step forward Damiao of Internacional to prove us wrong. He pulled this ridiculous piece of trickery out of the bag to set up his side’s goal against Juventude this week. Bravo.

This news story was originally sent via Fan Mail – the FSF’s weekly e-bulletin. Join the FSF for free today from this link and receive all email updates.

Join the FSF for free today from this link.

The Football Supporters’ Federation on Facebook.

Back to News

News archive

The magic of the Cup? Lewes seek equality

Posted on 6th February 2019

Supporter owned football club Lewes FC has this week sent an open letter to the board of The FA asking them to address the inequalities between the prize fund available in the men’s FA Cup and women’s FA Cup.

#ICYMI

And finally… tears in the rain

Posted on 26th October 2018

Kawasaki Frontale managed to go 3-1 down at home to Vissel Kobe this week thanks in part to this comical own goal from the extremely unlucky Tasaki Nara. In the end it contributed to a barnstormer as Frontale came back to win 5-3.

#ICYMI

And finally… fairytale town

Posted on 2nd November 2018

18-year-old Lois Openda recently had the chance to defeat an expensive Monaco side in the dying moments of a Europa League match, but the Club Brugge youngster somehow missed an open goal. Luckily at this time of year there’s loads of alcoves to hide in across the fairytale town.

#ICYMI

And finally… Wayward heath

Posted on 9th November 2018

Hayward Heath stuffed Crawley Town 3-1 in the Sussex Senior Cup this week after being sent on their way by this simply astonishing own goal from Town defender Germain Dua, channeling his inner Jamie Pollock.

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

And finally… Damiao’s magic skill

Related Articles