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What penalty kicks in soccer can teach anyone under pressure

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England's Harry Kane misses a penalty shot. (Pavel Golovkin/AP)
England's Harry Kane misses a penalty shot. (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

Here & Now host Deepa Fernandes speaks with football psychology consultant Geir Jordet, who spent the last five years studying every penalty kick in international soccer games for the past five decades, to see what can be learned from them about performing under pressure.

This segment aired on December 13, 2022.

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