Japanese high school football team fluff unique free-kick routine

The Takagawa Gakuen high school football team in Japan used a technique of their own invention to take a free-kick, as three players kneeled in front of the wall, while three attackers danced in a circle next to the ball.
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Despite the effort being unsuccessful, it was not the first time the team have gone viral for using strange tactics. In 2021 a similar technique was far more successful, as one of their players stood alone in the six-yard box while five others danced in a circle on the edge before darting off in different directions.

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