Ronaldo has now scored just one free kick from 61 direct attempts in international football. His only success came against Spain during the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The immovable object from Portugal’s national team has scored a respectable 52 direct free-kicks for his five clubs during a 22-year career. That is a rate of 2.4 per year, so while we are not ...

Ronaldo shows no signs of slowing down, which is why it’s increasingly likely that Qatar 2022 wasn’t his final shot at World Cup glory. Despite turning 41 by the time the 2026 World Cup kicks ...

The Real Madrid superstar completed an historic hat-trick with a fantastic late free-kick as Portugal claimed a 3-3 with Spain in Sochi ...

Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo recently reached 899th career goal by scoring a stunning free-kick for his team Al-Nassir during a Saudi Pro League match against Al-Feiha. Ronaldo has faced ...

Mbappe’s double also took him to 33 goals from 45 games in all competitions, drawing him level with the debut season of his boyhood idol, Cristiano Ronaldo ... up from a free kick.

Juninho has a strong claim to be the greatest free-kick taker of all time, having netted an absurd 77 of them. He was also ...

Toni Kroos has snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to name Roberto Carlos as the greatest free-kick taker of all ... in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long ...

I was there in 2009 when he scored a free-kick goal, and since then, I’ve been a fan,” Hojlund added The celebration, especially in such a high-stakes match, sparked controversy and raised questions ...

In contrast, an indirect free kick requires a second touch before a goal is valid. Whether Mbappé’s goal met the criteria for the former is now the subject of heated scrutiny. Matching Ronaldo’s ...

But beyond the result, this match marked a significant moment in Kylian Mbappe’s career, as he scored his first-ever direct free-kick goal, etching his name alongside some of the greatest goalscorers ...