On June 3, 1997, Roberto Carlos stunned the world with one of the most spectacular free kicks in football history. The left-back scored the most famous goal of his career: an outrageous long-range ...

But 'take it' is a phrase reserved for cowards. Roberto Carlos never 'took' a free kick. He thunder-[insert funny expletive]-ed it. And so, with a puffing out of his cheeks, he placed the ball ...

Roberto Carlos has recreated his famous free kick for Brazil against France in his backyard. In the opening game of the 1997 Le Tournoi, Brazilian legend Carlos produced one of the most memorable ...

Without doubt the most famous of our powerful free-kick takers, Roberto Carlos is just one of a many Brazilian players to have developed a rocket-like shot from set-piece opportunities.

Everybody loves a good free-kick goal. Some of the very best live long in the memory, few of them more so than Roberto Carlos' wicked effort for the Brazilian national team against France.

In a 1997 match against France during the Tournoi de France, Brazil's Roberto Carlos lined up for a free kick. But his shot veered so far to the right of the net that France's goalkeeper hardly ...

Roberto Carlos' free kick goal against France in 1997's Tournoi de France is thought by many to have been the most skillful free kick goal ever scored but by others to have been an incredible fluke.

Former Real Madrid star Roberto Carlos has broken many people's hearts by admitting that his world-renowned free-kick against France in 1997 was wind-assisted and branded the goal a 'miracle.' ...

Thirteen years after Roberto Carlos stunned onlookers with his amazing "banana" free kick that seemed to defy the law of physics, scientists have finally worked out just how he did it. In what ...

Former Real Madrid and Brazil defender Roberto Carlos has named David Beckham amongst his top three best free-kick takers ever, describing his technique as "phenomenal". The pair played together ...

Advertisement It’s a similar thing talking to Roberto Carlos ... For example, a query about his free-kick technique — the differences in approach between a shot from 40 yards and one from ...