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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 down and paced backwards to sketch out his run-up.

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.

Roberto Carlos and the Most Powerful Free-Kick Takers in World Football History Christopher Atkins Jun 8, 2018 It is a technique that has been around for decades, but very few have truly mastered it.

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.' ...

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 ...

Roberto Carlos hits one of his famous free kicks in 2003 (Photo: Lutz Bongarts/Bongarts/Getty Images) “You only realise what you’ve done once you leave football,” he says.

Roberto Carlos's extraordinary free kick for Brazil has gone down in history. Tony Marshall/EMPICS via Getty Images. This article was first published on June 3, 2017 and has been edited.