Arsenal star Olivier Giroud: Scorpion kick goal was inspired by dance classes ARSENAL forward Olivier Giroud has revealed his award-winning "scorpion kick" goal was inspired by dance classes he took while a student. By Owen Fulda / Published 2nd November 2017 GETTY Olivier Giroud scores his scorpion goal against Crystal Palace Giroud last week won FIFA's Puskas Award for his incredible backheel volley against Crystal Palace on New Year's Day. He had initially told media the strike in his team's 2-0 win had been down to "maximum luck" and had perhaps been inspired by a similar but less spectacular goal by Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan just days before....
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