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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Roberto Carlos' free kick against France in 1997. Here's a video clip of the shot - which may be even more miraculous than Diego Maradona's storied World Cup goal against England in 1986.

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.

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 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 ...

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.' ...

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.