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- noun Plural form of
backheel . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
backheel .
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Examples
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He can't turn to shoot, but holds off a clutch of defenders, spins and backheels the ball to Yaya Toure, who's got a clear sight of goal.
Ivory Coast v Zambia - as it happened | Jacob Steinberg 2012
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In and around everything were sumptuous backheels and feints.
Rafael van der Vaart shows Spurs' strikers the way to goal | David Hytner 2011
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They murmured their approval as he bamboozled Kieran Gibbs, tried some crowd-pleasing backheels and rolled a shot wide from 18 yards.
Arsenal 1-1 New York Red Bulls | Emirates Cup match report 2011
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Fulham 0-5 United Rooney 88', Berbatov 90 Fulham's disgrace is complete as Rooney fires home before Berbatov backheels in a Valencia' cross from close range.
Premier League clockwatch – as it happened | Paul Doyle 2011
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And they certainly won't be spraying no-look backheels all over the pitch when they do.
Remembering Brazil's Soccer Philosopher King Gabriele Marcotti 2011
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Congrats to the writers for putting the networks on their backheels.
Share Your Thoughts: The Writers Guild Strike - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Led by Totti, the Azzurri sparkled with little backheels and clean, crisp passing combinations that Ukraine could never match.
USATODAY.com - Italy all over Ukraine as 3-0 win sets up semifinal matchup with Germany 2006
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Chung and Chris Carrieri both touched the ball forward with a series of delicate backheels into the box for John Spencer, who fooled goalkeeper Jordan with an extra touch, setting up the soft shot to equalize.
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Scott Sinclair picks up the ball again and weaves his way into the area before finding Luke Moore... who backheels the ball back into his path, for Sinclair to curl his shot past Kasper Schmeichel.
BBC News - Home 2011
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Nine or 10 passes - including two backheels - are put together in around 10 seconds before Nani chips in.
The Guardian World News Tom Lutz 2011
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