BIL-I-AM
10:03 Thu Mar 31
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Its been said before on here but Juninho Pernambucano wins this by a country mile.
76 goals from direct free kicks in total and invented the "knuckle ball" that is so popular nowdays
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fred flinstone
12:15 Thu Mar 31
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Er,,,,,,,,, MARK WARD
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Roby
12:15 Thu Mar 31
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Recoba
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Serious Drinking
11:09 Wed Mar 30
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Sinisa Mihajlovic would also be my choice. He also used to score direct from corners.
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gph
11:02 Wed Mar 30
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It's only the recorded ones in that table.
Guessing from the bias towards players in the English game, international figures must be harder to come by
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Far Cough
10:58 Wed Mar 30
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Rivelino must be up there
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gph
10:57 Wed Mar 30
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(Lorimer was reckoned to be around 70 mph - but with a heavier ball)
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gph
10:55 Wed Mar 30
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Fastest recorded shots:
1) David Hirst - 114mph (for Sheffield Wednesday @ Arsenal on September 16 1996)
2) David Beckham - 97.9mph (for Manchester Utd v Chelsea on February 22 1997)
3) David Trezeguet - 96mph (for Monaco @ Man Utd on March 19 1998)
4) Richie Humphreys - 95.9mph (for Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa on August 17 1996)
5) Matt Le Tissier - 86.8mph (for Southampton v Newcastle on January 18 1997)
6) Alan Shearer - 85.8mph (for Newcastle v Leicester on February 2 1997)
7) Roberto Carlos - 85.2mph (for Brazil v France on June 3 1997)
8) Tugay - 84.2mph (for Blackburn @ Southampton on November 3 2001)
9) Obafemi Martins - 84mph (for Newcastle @ Tottenham on January 14 2007)
10) David Beckham - 80.5mph (for Man Utd @ Derby on September 4 1996)
According to The Guardian (according to http://thefootballknowledge.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/10-fastest-shot-ever-in-football.html)
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Far Cough
10:44 Wed Mar 30
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Alex, no this is just subjective
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Alex G
10:42 Wed Mar 30
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Do any stats exist regarding free kick takers? I guess unlike penalties it's not just a case of conversion as distance and placement needs to be taken into account as well.
And I guess there's not just the quality of free kicks but those crossed into the box that creating goal scoring opportunities.
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The Prawn
10:09 Wed Mar 30
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PIRLO
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Crassus
8:29 Wed Mar 30
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On hard striking, that Tony Yaboah bloke hit one, against us I think, went like a proper rocket
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cholo
7:44 Wed Mar 30
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Cubillas v Scotland 78 world cup was a cracker.
Outside of right peg.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=avDX5falmns
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Alex Bunbury
7:38 Wed Mar 30
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The Brazilian Branco who was T Middlesborough for a bit was decent. John Barnes was pretty good as well. Tony Gale?
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Tomshardware
7:31 Wed Mar 30
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Baggio scored quite a few,
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zebthecat
7:28 Wed Mar 30
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Sinisa Mihajlovic
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HairyHammer
7:19 Wed Mar 30
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Sergen Yalcin Besiktas. Eye of a needle
The freekick starts at 1.26 and is shown several times from different angles, it is the Perfect free kick.
https://youtu.be/aLCgAs_ozI8
Comes in at 1.26
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Eerie Descent
7:06 Wed Mar 30
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Roberto Carlos ag ag ag
He shouldn't be mentioned along with the others in terms of free kicks.
Beckham for me. One of the best dead ball specialists ever, his record was 1 in 3 I think I read once?
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park chan wook
7:06 Wed Mar 30
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J.Dicks, tremendous.
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Grumpster
6:53 Wed Mar 30
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The old Paraguayan keeper was pretty handy from a dead ball.
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