For a relatively simple sport, soccer is filled with novelties.

Outfield players don the gloves and go into goal when there's no other option, penalty takers attempt chipped 'Panenka' spot kicks to varying degrees of success, goalkeepers sprint the length of the pitch to come up for last-minute corners -- and sometimes they even score . And, every now and then, players will score directly from a corner kick.

Highly improbable, sometimes intentional, a goal scored in this way is known as a Gol Olimpico , an Olympic goal.

But how did these goals get their name? The history of the Olimpico is irrevocably intertwined with South American football, and with one of its great rivalries: Uruguay vs. Argentina .

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