Q&A for How to Kick Like Cristiano Ronaldo

No. Practicing with a soft ball will make it harder to dribble and you will find yourself overcompensating for the lack of bounce. It's best to train with the same ball size and inflation level that you will use in a game.

To have an accurate and powerful shot, make sure you know where you are on the field, what kind of situation you are in and what your skills are. Knowing all of this will come in handy in game. For example, if you're not so great on long distance shots, maybe you need to dribble in more, but you need to practice shooting on the goal by itself at different distances and angles to help on accuracy. Make sure you look where you need to hit and strike the ball in the appropriate area with the appropriate area of your foot. And, just keep practicing.

The medial cuneiform of your foot. Look it up - it's the hard bone on your instep.

Hit the ball in the middle of the valve of the ball. It doesn't matter where it is facing.

Start slowly with a constant ball. When you are perfect, then do it with a moving ball and to do it with out stress. You should always try it with a friend.

Kicking like Pogba means kicking like a pro. Kick using the inside of your foot to kick like Pogba.

To curve a soccer ball, kick with the inside of your foot and hit the side of the ball instead of the middle. You could also use the wind to help curve the ball.

Run up to the ball and kick it as hard as you can with your dominant foot.

That's called backspin, and it slows down your kick. This may be caused by the area where you strike the ball. Practice kicking different spots on the ball with different parts of your feet.

You need to use the same motions as you would if you were passing the ball. If a ball comes at you, just loosen up your foot and leg so it doesn't fly all over the place.

By training hard every day on the pitch. You should practice your shooting more. A good idea is to have a keeper on the target so it will be harder for you to score. You can also watch videos about it.

When shooting, you want to place your planted foot about 5 inches away from the ball. Your dominant foot should be hitting the bottom half of the ball diagonally.

Messi stands about 3-4 steps on the side of the ball and applies some spin to curl it to the goal.

You do this by kicking it a little higher than the middle part of the ball above the valve, so it can do a forward spin instead of a backspin.

By practicing very hard every day and watching many videos featuring your role models, so you can learn and copy the moves they make to see which work best for you. And with determination and persistence, you can achieve it.

There are certain times when it is and isn’t good to be able to kick hard in soccer. For example, scoring and kicking down the field are perfect times to kick hard but in many other situations during play, it may not be helpful.