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Watch this soccer player score on a ridiculously long throw-in flip

Soccer is all about creativity -- at times, the only way you're going to score on a committed defense is with a bit of improvisation. Michael Del Lewis of McKinney Boyd High School in Texas decided to take things a step further with this absurd goal:

Now, the goal's legality is a bit up in the air. FIFA, the sport's world governing body, doesn't allow players to throw a ball directly into the opposing goal. However, the fact that the goalkeeper touched it before it went in might complicate things a bit. Regardless, it's super-cool, yeah?

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