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The 50 Best Penalty Takers in Football History

Penalty-taking is not for the faint of heart.

While it seems easy enough (you only need to put the ball in the net from 12 yards unchallenged, right?), those who have ever taken one even at Sunday league level know that the walk to that spot is the longest and loneliest in football as the nerves jangle, the legs wobble, keepers grow and posts shrink.

However, there are some ice-cold footballers who have perfected the art of the penalty with their precision, courage or just by... y'know, being German.

So, without further ado, here (in no particular order) is 90min's 50 best penalty takers in football history.