GIF Gallery: The 25 Best Juke Moves in Recent Soccer History

A host of ankle-breakers and defenders on their backside.

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If part of the reason we watch basketball is to see defenders fall over from ankle-breaking crossovers, and part of the reason we tune into football is to see running backs and wide receivers put the moves on linebackers and defensive backs, than we most definitely enjoy watching soccer for the jukes that in particular forwards and wingers put on opposing players. Sometimes they come in the form of a sweet step-over, other times a ridiculous flick or magnificent display of ball-juggling is enough to leave not just one, but often multiple defenders flapping at the air in embarrassment. The point is no matter the sport, we love to see dudes get shook, whether it be on the blacktop of Rucker Park, or the pitch at the Nou Camp. So, we’ve scanned the archives and the Internet to bring you this, GIF Gallery: The 25 Best Juke Moves in Soccer History.

Written by Adam Silvers (@silversurfer103)

25. The Tables are Turned on Neymar

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24. Who Says Defenders Have no Ball Control?

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23. The Little Magician Destroys a Nation

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22. Why Did Madrid Let Ozil Go?

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21. Franck Ribery Takes on the World

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20. The Signature Messi Sweep

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19. Neymar Was Just too Good for the Brasileiro

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18. Luis Suarez is in a Class of His Own

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17. Neymar Has the Last Laugh

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16. Arjen Robben Cuts in Like a Surgeon

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15. The Effervescent, Ronaldinho Gaucho

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14. The Dutch Master Shines at the '74 World Cup

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13. The Flying Dutchman Toys With Madrid

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12. R.I.P., Carles Puyol

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11. Christian Eriksen Dummy's his Defender

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10. CR7's Mezmorizing Footwork

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9. Love Him or Loathe Him, There's Only One Luis Suarez

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8. Gareth BALErina

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7. We Miss You, Zinedine Zidane

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6. The Catalan Wizard Leaves Jallet for Dead

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5. Messi Leaves Nani in his Dust

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4. Isco Leaves Valencia in Fits

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3. Zlatan Ibra Kadabra

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2. Walcott Rides the Challenge

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1. The Brilliance of Leo Messi

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