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Sergio Ramos (!) scores panenka

He is a central defender. A central defender who scores panenkas.

Dean Mouhtaropoulos

It’s odd enough to see a centerback take a penalty, but to score it on a panenka? That just doesn’t happen.

Except Sergio Ramos did it. And it was lovely.

It’s time to edit the list of things that make Ramos strange:

1. His aspirations to be a matador.
2. His hair, sometimes.
3. The frequency with which he gets cards.
4. His penchant for being a prat.
5. Panenkas.

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