As time goes by, the resources to stop free kicks grow: not jumping over the barrier, doing it but with a man lying on the grass and more… But there are footballers who, no matter how clever you are, it is impossible to counter their quality.
There are also historical figures that will remain on this list forever. Let’s see.
🇵🇹 In 2011, Cristiano Ronaldo had 26 more free kick goals than Messi had scored
🇦🇷 11 years later, Messi has scored more goals from free kicks than Cristiano Ronaldo.
👑 Example as a professional, example as a person. The greatest in history 🙌 pic.twitter.com/MKEu5unoGq
— Bolavip Argentina (@BolavipAr) January 10, 2023
His personal touch, his position before taking the shot with his legs open and that dizzying effect in which the ball, without hardly turning on its axis, suddenly comes down and is a headache for goalkeepers. The CR7 seal.
The Brazilian is one of the best free-kick takers in history. While many debate the number of goals in his career, what is indisputable is how well he executed them.
If we add the free-kick goals scored by Messi and Cristiano in the last 4 years, it gives us 30 goals.
The funny thing is that, of the total, Leo scored 29 and CR7 the rest… 👀🚀 pic.twitter.com/7XS21BrLay
— Bolavip Argentina (@BolavipAr) February 26, 2023
Free kicks have always been his Achilles heel for the Rosario native. But, far from escaping him, he decided to take the ball and practice again and again at the end of training sessions, and – not a minor detail – to collect advice. Diego Armando Maradona recommended that he let go of his foot even more. And boy did it work… La Pulga has scored more than 60 goals by dodging the barrier. Specialist.
If anyone can boast of having an elegant ball strike, it is David Beckham. As well as being one of the best free kick takers of all time, he has served as an inspiration to thousands of children who have tried to imitate his kicks. The Englishman can boast of having enjoyed a career full of authentic goals.
4- Víctor Legrotaglie – 66 goals
Legrotaglie was one of the most skilled Argentinians. In addition to being good with free-kick goals, he scored 12 Olympic goals. Not very much known, he is the greatest idol of the Argentine club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima, whose stadium has his name. pic.twitter.com/Pgw7x0yNf7
— 90min Brazil (@90minbrasil) May 14, 2020
The Mendoza native always had a special gift when it came to taking free kicks. Throughout his long career (he spent around 23 years competing as a professional footballer) he managed to score from a direct free kick 66 times.
Ronaldinho and Legrotaglie are tied. The Brazilian spent years delighting the world with his tricks and frivolities, but in addition to that dream dribble that he was so proud of, he was always an excellent free-kick taker, in Brazil, Mexico or Barcelona.
After all the controversy surrounding the supposed number of goals scored by Pelé, this statistic on fouls seems to be one of the few things that can be verified today. Only one player in the world can boast of having scored more fouls than “King Pelé”, who has 70.
Juninho Pernambucano: the ultimate free-kick taker. Way to kick it, bro. pic.twitter.com/xBps8022QZ
— Sebastian Bezzerri (@SBezzerri) November 2, 2019
As we can see, the top is made up mainly of Brazilian footballers. The magic of football resides in Brazil, and the sport is not as popular there as it is anywhere else. Juninho was always a gifted free kicker, as his 77 goals confirm.
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