With his latest free-kick strike, Messi now has 69 career goals from dead-ball situations. That puts him just eight shy of ...

Corners, free kicks, penalty kicks, goal kicks, and throw-ins are all examples of set pieces in soccer. The most effective set pieces often lead to shots on target.

Two of soccer’s biggest stars have different approaches to one of the game’s most tense moments. Here’s a closer look.

The Herons had to have this game to boost their chances of advancing, and it was Messi, of course, who delivered ...

A free kick is often a scoring opportunity, a chance to change the game or even history. But what’s the difference between a direct and indirect free kick in soccer? Free kicks are common in ...

Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei left the field in an ambulance after taking an accidental knee to the head from a Columbus ...

The free-kick in football is a display that captures the fusion of skill, accuracy, and imagination. Over the years, football has witnessed some extraordinary set-pieces that have not only changed ...

It seems like Arsenal's set-piece coach cannot take credit for Declan Rice's two amazing free kicks against Real Madrid in the Champions League.

There were some immediate, albeit expected, changes in behaviour now that the first pass was free to be controlled anywhere inside the penalty area. The number of goal kicks in the Premier League ...

Fierce rivals clash on the pitch today with the USMNT taking on Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final for the honor of ...

Ronaldo has countless goalscoring records, but there's one stat he'd probably rather forget. In major International tournaments he has scored just one goal from 61 attempts from direct free kicks ...

The laws of soccer on taking a penalty kick were clarified Tuesday after Julián Álvarez’s accidental double touch helped to eliminate Atletico Madrid from the Champions League. The new ...