Free Kicks

Watch: 44-year-old Ronaldinho nets perfect free kick for Barcelona Legends

A spectacular Ronaldinho free kick vs Real Madrid Legends was the big highlight of Thursday’s 2-2 draw that Barcelona went on to win 4-2 in a penalty shootout.

The friendly game, played in Qatar, saw some iconic names grace the field like Rivaldo, David Villa, Luís Figo, Clarence Seedorf and more.

In the 16th minute Barcelona’s former No. 10 rolled back the years with a top-bins free kick. Ronaldinho has a history of gorgeous free kicks, and it appears he hasn’t lost his touch.

Ronaldinho free kick vs Real Madrid Legends

Watch: Raul Jimenez scores insane long-range free kick against USMNT

Jiménez is having an outstanding start to the 2024/25 Premier League season and the Mexican striker has translated his good form to the national team. And what a way to do it.

Raul Jimenez free kick goal vs. USMNT

Raúl Jiménez scored the opener during the international friendly between Mexico and the U.S. men’s national team on Tuesday, beating USMNT’s Matt Turner with an insane long-range free kick.

Lionel Messi secures 46th career trophy with two-goal masterclass vs. Columbus Crew

Lionel Messi scored twice including a free kick as Inter Miami defeated the Columbus Crew 3-2 on Wednesday to mathematically secure the 2024 Supporters’ Shield. The Herons now hold an 11-point lead over the Crew with three games to go.

The Supporters' Shield is given to the MLS team with the most points at the end of each regular season.

Viral: 14-year-old Cavan Sullivan argues with teammate for free kick; gives silky assist and stares him down seconds later

Cavan is already becoming a soccer sensation in the United States, with clips and moments of the 14-year-old phenom going viral every other week on social media. This week is no different.

Watch: Wayne Rooney rolls back the years with perfect free kick for Man United Legends

An amazing Wayne Rooney free kick vs Celtic during a legends game on Saturday was truly special. The 38-year-old showed he's still as lethal as ever with a dead ball and wowed the fans at Old Trafford.

Rooney scored United’s only goal of the game in the 41st minute when his curling free kick nestled beautifully into the top corner.

Wayne Rooney free kick vs Celtic

Amazing Djordje Mihailovic free kick helps USMNT advance to Olympic knockouts for first time in 24 years

Most of the current United States men’s national team Olympic players weren’t alive for the last time the USMNT advanced out of the group stage in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. On Tuesday the U.S. defeated Guinea 3-0 to book a place to the knockout stages in France.

Coming into Tuesday’s group stage finale the USMNT controlled their own destiny. Despite the 3-0 defeat to France in the opener, they bounced back with a massive 4-1 win against New Zealand to put them in a great position on the final day.

Watch: Goalkeeper breaks goal in half after making free kick save

One of the most ridiculous plays we’ve ever seen just happened, with a goal completely falling apart mid-free kick.

Watch: Goalkeeper breaks goal after making incredible free kick save

In a USPL match in New England between amateur clubs Boston Street FC and GZS Bridgeport FC, a free kick attempt bound to hit the back of the net, stopped by the goalkeeper with an amazing save, ended in the utter destruction of the goal posts mid-play.

Watch: Marco Reus scores perfect free kick in fairy tale final game at Signal Iduna Park

The Marco Reus free kick goal against Darmstadt was special as the 34-year-old had an emotional final game at Signal Iduna Park.

Reus is playing his final games with Dortmund after 12 seasons with the club. Dortmund’s iconic Yellow Wall had a special tribute to their No. 11, who was given the armband, before the game.

Inter Miami’s Matías Rojas scores Messi-esque free-kick to inspire comeback win

Inter Miami shook off a two-goal first-half deficit Saturday night to stun host CF Montreal 3-2.

Miami (8-2-3, 27 points) fell behind early after allowing two goals in a 10-minute span in the first half, but it rallied to tie the match before halftime. In the 59th minute, Inter Miami took the lead on a goal from Benjamin Cremaschi.

Cremaschi scored after a Miami counterattack. After running a few yards, Matias Rojas lifted a left-footed pass over the Montreal back line, and Cremaschi overcame a poor first touch to roll the ball past the keeper and into the back of the net.

Watch: USL side Rhode Island show how to execute an indirect free kick perfectly

Indirect free kicks in the penalty box don’t happen often, but when they do it always makes for a spectacle. An indirect free kick goal from Rhode Island FC in the USL Championship on Friday is the exact chaos we love to see.

In the 89th minute Rhode Island trailed 2-0 to Phoenix Rising but had a late opportunity to give the crowd something to cheer about with an indirect free kick from roughly 12 yards out.

Phoenix created a wall of nearly the entire team spread out in front of goal, but Rhode Island were clever enough to produce this piece of magic.

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