An acrobatic overhead scissor kick where the player launches both feet in the air, kicking the ball backward.
Definition: An acrobatic overhead scissor kick where the player launches both feet in the air, kicking the ball backward.
Also called scissors kick, chilena (in Spanish), or rovesciata (Italian). One of football's most spectacular goals when executed. Famous practitioners: Pelé, Ronaldinho, Hugo Sánchez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimović. The Puskás Award (FIFA goal of the year) goes to a bicycle kick about half the time it's awarded.