Joga Bonito

Joga Bonito (Portuguese for play beautiful) is an advertising campaign for sporting goods manufacturer Nike, it was inspired by then World Cup champions Brazilian soccer team, it was starred by former French player Éric Cantona and focused on depicting the playing style of the most successful national team in World Cup history, but also had some foreign players, and even showed a Manchester United training session. They tried to inspire players to play more technically and tactically "beautifully" instead of playing more physically or simple so they can win.

Association football terminology

Terms	Formations Joga Bonito Laws Media Positions Tactics and skills Variants

Advanced skills	Behind the leg flip flap Bicycle kick Cruyff Turn Curl Flip flap Keepie uppie Marseille turn Nutmeg Pelé runaround move Rabona Rainbow kick Seal dribble Step over Volley

Nicknames	Clubs Americas Mainland Europe UK National teams People

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