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'I wasn't nervous at all!' - Panenka proud of legendary penalty & reveals player in Paraguay imitates it best

The former midfielder's technique has been imitated by some of the game's biggest stars and he explains when he started to adopt the technique

Czech legend Antonin Panenka says that he is proud of the penalty-kick technique that still bears his name to this day, adding that he wasn't nervous at all when attempting the now-historic shot.

Panenka's infamous penalty came in the Euro 1976 final between Czechoslovakia and West Germany, a match that finished 2-2 after regular time.

In the ensuing shootout, each of Panenka's four team-mates scored their penalties before West Germany's Uli Hoeness missed his shot from the spot.