Penalty kicks are in the news (then again, when aren’t they in the news of soccer).

First, a shootout in Germany gave Japan the Women’s World Cup title in a thrilling match against the United States.

Then came a shootout in Argentina in which two Brazil players sent their shots into orbit and a third missed badly to the left during a quarterfinal loss to Paraguay in Copa América. That one came a day after Carlos Tévez of Argentina missed a spot kick that cost the host nation its quarterfinal game against Uruguay.

So here’s a less-than definitive collection of some of the strangest penalty kicks floating around the Internet (the first comes courtesy of a link from Soccer America).

¶ In a friendly match last Sunday, Awana Diab of the United Arab Emirates showed a bit of inventiveness in a 6-2 win over Lebanon.

¶ If at first you don’t succeed …. But five times?

¶ Johan Cruyff always said soccer is a game you play with your head, not your feet:

¶ In Iceland, turning the other foot, not the other cheek:

¶ When a save is not a save:

¶ Cartwheelers gone wild. …

¶ Penalties gone wild. …

Everyone has their favorite story about a wacky or other-worldy penalty kick. Here’s your chance to show off your memory and gift for the bizarre.