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Michael Ohana is a 21-year-old forward who’s played in the Israeli Premier League since he was a teenager. He’s gone on trial with Liverpool and recently transferred from F.C. Ashdod to Hapoel Be’er Sheva, one of the bigger clubs in Israel.

He’s an incredibly promising talent who’s represented the Israeli national team up to the U-21 level. Over the weekend, Hapoel defeated Maccabi Petach-Tikva 5-0, and Ohana scored a worldy. 

The rabona method of kicking the ball hardly ever results in anything other than a change of possession. While many ridiculously talented players have successfully performed a rabona in competition, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Arjen Robben, it’s extremely rare that the method leads to anything apart from a largely ineffective attempt at crossing the ball.

More than being an effective striking method, it’s generally utilized as a demonstration of personal ability and tekkers.

Miami FC’s Jaime Chavez earned Friday’s ESPN SportsCenter top play after sweetly connecting with a volley from 16 yards out. With the scores level at 0-0 in the 16th minute, Chavez timed his ridiculous strike perfectly off of a Blake Smith cross-field pass.

Chavez is a 29-year-old native of California who has spent most of his career in the NASL with the Atlanta Silverbacks and Miami.

Gambian refugee Ousman Manneh became a fan favorite hero for Werder Bremen this past Saturday when his 59th minute sliding effort lifted his side past Bayer Leverkusen for a 2-1 victory. Just two years prior, at the age of 17, Manneh was making the perilous "Backway" journey through Northern Africa and across the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. Although networks of smugglers and migrant routes have expanded in recent years, the journey is still rife with danger and a safe arrival is anything but guaranteed.