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The step over (also known as the pedalada, the Denílson, or the scissors) is a dribbling move, or feint, in football, used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in. The move was reportedly invented by Dutch player Law Adam who was famous for it and who was nicknamed "Adam the Scissorsman" in the late 1920's/early 1930's. It was popularized in the mid 1990s by Ronaldo, who was the best player in the world at that time and his national team's topscorer. Also Denílson used and overused this move. In 1998 FIFA World Cup, hosted in France, Denílson famously put the move to use after coming on as a substitute and dribbling Emmanuel Petit by way of six pedaladas before blasting the ball against the post from the left wing. Nowadays, the technique is in widespread use by professional and international attacking players.
