WATCH: Armand Laurienté scores maybe the best free-kick ever
The FC Lorient forward tied things up with this next-level wonder goal in the 87th minute We’ve seen some pretty magical free-kicks over the years: Roberto Carlos’ physics-defying, outside-the-booter; countless Beckham benders; Ronaldo’s long-range rocket and even Marcus Rashford’s near carbon-copy. But we’ve never seen anything quite like this. Ligue 1 side, FC Lorient were […]
5 years ago
Five textbook Shunsuke Nakamura free-kicks
“It’s Shunsuke Nakamura you fucking dough ball” … “Ok Dad” Believe it or not, Celtic’s former Japanese set-piece wizard is still going strong. Last Saturday, during a game in the J2 League (the Japanese second tier), Nakamura took to the field alongside Kazuyoshi Miura in attack for Yokohama FC. He’s 41. Shunsuke Nakamura is 41 […]
7 years ago
You have never, in your entire life, seen a free-kick hit as hard as this
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9 years ago
Juventus’ Paulo Dybala scored one of the strangest free-kicks you’ll ever see
Summer gives footballers a bit off time off. Juventus and Argentina star Paulo Dybala returned to his home town of Laguna Larga this week, and took part in a charity match. The pitch wasn’t quite Serie A standard – it appeared to be mostly sand instead of grass – but that didn’t stop him scoring […]
9 years ago
VIDEO: This Cheltenham free-kick was both the best and worst of the season
When a training ground free-kick routing comes off properly, it can be a thing of beauty. But you know it’s a really good routine if it looks good even when you don’t score. At least that’s the nicest thing we can say about this effort from Cheltenham Town in the Conference Premier. The non-league side […]
10 years ago