Tag Archives: free kick
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Is This the Worst Free Kick Ever? (Video)
In recent months we have seen some pretty terrible penalty kicks. There was the terrible one by Jonathan Soriano of Red Bull Salzberg in Austria. And there was that equally terrible one by Brazilian superstar Neymar. However, while these awful shots must have been extremely embarrassing to the players who took them, they at least [...]
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Lionel Messi Does It Again, Scores On Brilliant Free Kick Against Paraguay (Video)
Most of Lionel Messi’s highlight reel goals come during the run of play, as he has displayed an uncanny ability to zig-zag through defenders before chipping or curling the ball around the keeper on a regular basis. However, the Argentine superstar is also pretty good at burying the ball during set pieces, as he has proven [...]
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Liverpool’s Luis Suarez Does His Best “Bend It Like Beckham” Impersonation (Video)
After losing their first game of the 2012-13 English Premier League season to West Bromwich Albion by a score of 3-0, Liverpool knew that they would need something magical in order to come away with any points during their second game of the season against defending league champions Manchester City on Sunday. They would [...]
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FC Metalist’s Cristian Villagra Scores From 70-Yards Out (Video)
Are soccer players getting better, or are goalies simply getting much worse? That is the question I am left to ask after watching yet another kick from over 50-yards out find the back of the net. This time it occurred during a friendly between Ukranian club FC Metalist Kharkiv and Russia’s Dynamo Moscow, as Metalist’s [...]
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Leave Luis Suarez’s Balls Alone! (Video)
To some, the pre-game warm-up may be a moment for players to get onto the pitch, shot some balls around, and loosen up in a relaxed state prior to a big game. For Liverpool’s Luis Suarez, it appears to be much more than that. Just ask his teammate, Charlie Adam, who stole a ball from [...]
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Lionel Messi Misses By A Mile (Video)
During my lifetime I feel as though I have watched thousands of soccer players send attempts on goal at least 3o feet wide of the target, but never have I seen the world’s greatest player, Lionel Messi, suffer from the same lack of accuracy as the rest of his less-talented counterparts. Last night he stooped [...]
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Canada’s Christine Sinclair Breaks Her Nose, Scores Goal Of The Tournament (Video)
Canada was in tough in their opener of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, but as we all learned yesterday, they don’t come much tougher than Canadian women. Taking on the defending champions and host country Germany, Canada found themselves down 2-0 when captain Christine Sinclair was on the receiving end of an elbow to the [...]
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Is Elano’s 40-Meter Free Kick Soccer’s Goal Of The Year (Video)
Most soccer players wouldn’t even think about having an attempt on goal from 40 meters out, but most soccer players can’t kick a ball quite like Elano Blumer. The Brazilian international was showing off his range during a Copa Libertadores match against Colo Colo, as he let loose on a lengthy free-kick that whistled through [...]
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Free Kick FAIL! (Video)
All that time spent figuring out a way to deceive the opposition, it appears as though these three players from French amateur club FC Mulhouse forgot to decide on who would actually take the shot. The result would be one of the most embarrassing free kick attempts to date. On second thought, I don’t believe [...]
