The Scorpion tail pendulum is a fancy move on the football field where you use your heels to pick up the ball from behind while running. On November 30, 2003, in the 150th Dutch "El Clasico", Ajax forward Van der Vaart scored a shocking "scorpion tail" style back-heeled goal in the first 3 minutes. 1 In the 2004 European Championship match between Sweden and Italy, Swedish forward Ibrahimovic shocked the world with his "scorpion tail swing".