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Antonin Panenka practiced iconic penalty "almost daily" for years before using at Euros
Which Panenka penalty is your favourite? Let us know in the comments below.“I was really convinced I couldn’t fail with this sort of penalty.“I was convinced it would be okay to convert the penalty in the final against Germany.”The move has worked out for many and used for plenty of great occasions. The likes of Andrea Pirlo, Lionel Messi and Zinedine Zidane have all opted for the Panenka in great moments, and it’s often effective.Many think of it as disrespectful to the opposition, but Panenka didn’t see it that way.“I think the majority of people like the penalty, but I did get some criticism when I did use it in the final in 1976.“Even Sepp Maier, the German goalie, said I ridiculed him.“It wasn’t my task to make a clown out of him.
