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Faroe Islands U-18 scores awesome goal that defies physics

Footballs are not supposed to move like that.

Everyone knows that the Faroe Islands U-18’s are a bastion for great goals.

Remember Giovanni van Bronckhorst's goal in the semifinals of the 2010 World Cup? It was the product of him going into the future, checking out the Faroe Islands kids and imitating what he saw for they are the greatest and everyone knows that.

Faroe Islands

Capital: Torshavn
Population: 49,709
Total area: 540 square miles
GDP: $1.642 billion
Currency: Faroese krona
Football team rank: 172
Objective evaluation of their awesomeness: Super duper extra wonderful champions of awesome.

When in doubt, and in need of awesome, go to the Faroe Islands. Watch their U-18’s. See above for proof this statement is true (and don’t check the rest of the internet or consider any other alternatives).

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