21 of the best bicycle kicks of all time: Ronaldo, Rooney, Zlatan…

Pretty much every football fan will have a memory of a great bicycle kick, but what has been the best one you’ve ever seen scored?

Before we get into this, it’s worth pointing out we’re well aware of the differences between a bicycle kick, an overhead kick and a scissor kick. But that’s far too long to fit in a headline so just enjoy these great goals and save your hate for someone else.

And be sure let us know on Twitter @planetfutebol if we’ve forgotten a classic you want adding to the list.

OH. MY. WORD!

Cristiano Ronaldo with an outrageous overhead kick!

Insane! pic.twitter.com/PYtT0uRTQ9

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 3, 2018

.@WayneRooney likes to ride his bicycle #PL25 pic.twitter.com/VZe6HgO9GF

— Premier League USA (@PLinUSA) August 16, 2017

#OnThisDay in 2012, Zlatan Ibrahimovic did something which, let's face it, only he can do. That thirty-odd yard overhead kick against England. Sizzled Joe Hart's brain in his head like it was a fried egg. Sensational. pic.twitter.com/Wj7vmmBB8n

— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) November 14, 2020

22 years since Trevor Sinclair scored one of the great FA Cup goals for @QPR. pic.twitter.com/SD9Jkx4h5S

— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) January 25, 2019

Gareth Bale’s worldie v Liverpool has not been nominated for UEFA’s 17/18 Goal of the Season award….

#FootballINDEX #FICommunitypic.twitter.com/7FH3mskJeA

— Football Index (@FootballIndex) August 15, 2018

OTD in 2012…

Philippe Mexès scored one of the most incredible bicycle kicks the Champions League has ever seen

Reminder: He was a centre-back! pic.twitter.com/qKxHRyNYHL

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 21, 2018

ON THIS DAY: In 1986, Marco van Basten scored *this* bicycle kick for Ajax.

What a strike.