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29th Jan 2015

VINE: Jurgen Klinsmann shows he’s still got it with outrageous double backheel

German efficiency at its finest

Kevin McGillicuddy

Will Zlatan still be able to do this when he’s 50?

This is the kind of skill that Cork native Darragh O’Neill could learn from a former footballling great.

Jurgen Klinsmann was patrolling the sideline for the USA against Chile last night in a friendly when two balls were about to be thrown onto the pitch.

The German decided instead of catching one and letting the other go onto the pitch, he would gracefully flick both at the same time with that cultured right foot of his.

It’s almost enough for us to forgive the weird German-American hybrid accent he’s developed. Almost.

Class is definitely permanent
HT to 101greatgoals

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