Once in a while, you will watch a goal that redefines what is possible that a human biped with a mammalian nervous system can do with a little round rubber ball. Young French midfielder, Yoann Gourcuff, reject of AC Milan, whilst plying his trade at Bordeaux, lived up to his billing as the second coming of Zinedine Zidane. Receiving the ball outside the penalty box between three players where there should be no space, he performs a Zidane pirouette, spinning 180ยบ past two defenders, only to find yet another defender right in front of him, whereupon he casually flicks the ball from one foot to another, glides past said defender, and smashes the goal into the back of the net. Proving Aquinas wrong, Gourcuff created something out of nothing:

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 Lee Zamparo   01/22

Wow. This guys is amazing.