World Soccer Rankings: The Top 10 Overhead Goals
"It's definitely the best goal I've scored," said Wayne Rooney after the match to the BBC.
Wayne Rooney's winner against Manchester City is surely goal of the season material.
Rooney's wonder goal gave everyone a reminder of what he is capable of. The flash of genius and sheer athleticism is why many people regard Rooney as one of the most dangerous forwards in the modern game.
Rooney has been lacking confidence this season, and hampered by injuries which have limited him to five goals this season. Hopefully this stunning goal got Rooney his grove back.
Scoring an overhead goal is one of the hardest techniques, and is usually one of the best goals a player will score. Here is the list of the top 10 spectacular overhead goals.
Ronaldinho vs. Villareal
1 of 10At Barcelona, Ronaldinho became a footballing God. His arsenal of tricks, skills, passes and goals made Ronaldinho one of the most lethal and exciting players to watch. This wonder goal against Villareal sums up the joy and excitement that Ronaldinho brought to the game.
Christian Schulz vs. Hamburger SV
2 of 10This goal proves that even center backs can score beauties. Surely this goal will be one of the German center backs greatest moments.
Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Azerbaidjan
3 of 10One of the greatest non-goals ever. Clearly the ball goes over the line, so although the referee didn't count it, this overhead goal is pure class from Ronaldo.
Taylor Twellman vs. Chicago Fire
4 of 10The MLS is growing in size and reputation, and more goals like this will most likely increase attention. In my opinion, the MLS should get rid of the American commentators, for some reason everything football sounds better in an English accent.
Trevor Sinclair vs. Barnsley
5 of 10Not much else to say but, wow.
Eliran Atar vs. Maccabi Netania
6 of 10It's unlikely that this goal made Eliran Atar a household name, but his goal sure is pretty to watch.
Emmanuel Adebayor vs. Villareal
7 of 10Adebayor could have been the second coming of Thierry Henry for the Gunners. Unfortunately for Adebayor, his career has recently stalled. I wonder how good he could have been for Arsenal if he wasn't so driven by money.
Pele vs. Nazis
8 of 10Great movie, if only this was all it took to defeat the Nazis. I feel bad for the celebrating Nazi officer...
Peter Crouch vs. Galatasaray
9 of 10The man is 6'7" and proves that he can score goals with his feet just as well as his head.
Wayne Rooney vs. Manchester City
10 of 10Pure class, hopefully we'll see more spectacular showings from Wayne Rooney after this wonder goal.
