Toni Kroos has snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to name Roberto Carlos as the greatest free-kick taker of all time.

Mowbray’s eventual replacement, Chris Davies, is more pragmatic and puts reliability on a par with natural ability. Davies ...

Instead, he chose a retired player with an astonishing 77 free-kick goals: Juninho Pernambucano. A legend for his time at Olympique Lyon and Vasco da Gama, Juninho is the free-kick maestro Pirlo ...

Former set-piece specialist Juninho Pernambucano did not name Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi as the best free-kick taker in the modern game. Juninho, 50, played for five clubs during his two ...

Juninho Pernambucano of Lyon takes a free kick during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between Real Madrid and Olympique Lyon. (Denis Doyle/Getty Images) In 2015, after retiring, Juninho ...

The free kick is an art and many players have contributed to its beauty. Here are ten of the best free kick takers of all time. Juninho Pernambucano – Brazil, 77 Juninho is widely regarded as the ...

During stoppage time, he won a free-kick, which struck Al Wehda’s Juninho Bacuna on the arm inside the penalty box. After a VAR review, the referee awarded Al Nassr a penalty, deeming Bacuna’s ...

During the stoppage-time of the second essay, Ronaldo won a free-kick and then from his set-piece hit Juninho Bacuna at Al Wehda wall and went out for a corner. Al Nassr players appealed for a penalty ...

On June 3, 1997, Brazil’s Roberto Carlos stunned the world with the greatest free-kick in soccer history in a match against ...

Manchester United have been blessed with an array of top talent when it comes to set-piece prowess.Most notably from ...