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Greatest free kick ever?

creepyaddick
creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
in Other Football and Sports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mkQyFE2or0

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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,096
    Not that impressed to be honest - decent enough shot without all the tarting around first.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,096
    Though while we're on the subject of free kicks - that Mars advert, Wellbeck does the world's slowest dragback and suddenly Gerrard has the room in a crowded penalty box for a creaking mid-thirties over-shoulder (not quite overhead) kick.

    Bollocks.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,504
    I thought the ball had to travel its own circumference before it was in play. I am sure one of the referees on here can put me straight.
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,595
    thai malaysia addick said:

    I thought the ball had to travel its own circumference before it was in play. I am sure one of the referees on here can put me straight.

    You're showing your age there mate. Not been that way for years. Ball only has to be deliberately touched and to "move".

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited May 2014
    thai malaysia addick said:

    I thought the ball had to travel its own circumference before it was in play. I am sure one of the referees on here can put me straight.


    Great call

    http://www.wfms.org/Other/Football/FIFA/law13.html

    So the greatest free kick is

    1. Illegal
    2. Shite
    3. Involves a terrible wall who, given its 14 yards from goal and central, allow the striker a massive angle to get the ball into the goal and make the keeper redundant. Wall should be on the line.
    4. Shite

    But it is funny and well worth a Post
  • Nicholas
    Nicholas Posts: 7,667
    Inside the box so don't count :)
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,595
    edited May 2014
    calydon_road said:

    thai malaysia addick said:

    I thought the ball had to travel its own circumference before it was in play. I am sure one of the referees on here can put me straight.


    Great call

    http://www.wfms.org/Other/Football/FIFA/law13.html

    So the greatest free kick is

    1. Illegal
    2. Shite
    3. Involves a terrible wall who, given its 14 yards from goal and central, allow the striker a massive angle to get the ball into the goal and make the keeper redundant. Wall should be on the line.
    4. Shite

    But it is funny and well worth a Post
    That must be an old page. The new wording simply says "the ball is in play when it is kicked and moves".

    http://asktheref.com/Soccer Rules/Question/27952/

    At one time the Laws of the Game required for the ball to roll its circumference for it to be in play. That was removed and replaced with ' kicks and moves'.
    Now tapping the ball on the side with a kicking motion is acceptable provided there is a discernable movement of the ball. Clearly tapping the ball on top that fails to move the ball does not put the ball in play.
    Now dragging the ball with the top or bottom of the foot is sufficient to put the ball into play and is seen as a single touch. Referees though have to discern between repositioning with the foot and putting the ball into play.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,278
    DRAddick is right, "The ball is in play when it is kicked and moves".

    Page 131 from the PDF that can be downloaded here: http://www.thefa.com/my-football/referee/laws-of-the-game
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    You are quite right. Sorry for the bungle. I wonder when that changed
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,948
    The Roberto Carlos free kick for Brazil v France is the best free kick of all time for me.

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  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,174
    Bedsaddick said:

    The Roberto Carlos free kick for Brazil v France is the best free kick of all time for me.

    Agree.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Nah taken with an air floater beach ball :)

    Favorite - becks v greece
    Greatest - juninho for lyon for Ajaccio 2006 ...he was the best free kick taker ever and thats his best effort
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 21,066
    Bedsaddick said:

    The Roberto Carlos free kick for Brazil v France is the best free kick of all time for me.

    Also agree.

  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,636
    El Kakouri
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,942
    always remember this one for some reason (watch the action replay)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjq2xT-tx38
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,880
    Beckhams vs Greece?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,068
    Remember a JJ Okocha free kick for Bolton that was quality.

    Right footed but cut across the ball so so swerved around the left side of the wall and in at the near post.

    I aslo scored one in the school playground with a lightweight plastic ball that almost performed a figure 8 before flying in. No known footage for that one though.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,942
    Dave2l said:

    Beckhams vs Greece?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0GESlaVNdE

    mainly for the celebrations in the pub

  • NorthWestAddick
    NorthWestAddick Posts: 140
    I am sure we used to perform this routine in junior school, where the whole team would jump over the ball (multiple times) before someone took a shot.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,177
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyE3IpPu42U

    WINNER.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    MrOneLung said:

    Remember a JJ Okocha free kick for Bolton that was quality.

    Right footed but cut across the ball so so swerved around the left side of the wall and in at the near post.

    I aslo scored one in the school playground with a lightweight plastic ball that almost performed a figure 8 before flying in. No known footage for that one though.

    Are you Roberto Carlos?
  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,619
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxUaTMLaVjg

    One of my all time favorite goals.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 21,066
    For those old enough to remember, what about the Ernie Hunt, Willie Carr free kick trickery for Coventry?
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,942
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSk_rjquR2Q
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,942
    bobmunro said:

    For those old enough to remember, what about the Ernie Hunt, Willie Carr free kick trickery for Coventry?

    are you taking the p?
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 21,066
    Macronate said:

    bobmunro said:

    For those old enough to remember, what about the Ernie Hunt, Willie Carr free kick trickery for Coventry?

    are you taking the p?
    Sorry - just seen your earlier post. Lesson: Read all the thread before posting!
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,942
    haha.

    not seen a free kick like Hunts since.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 21,066
    Macronate said:

    haha.

    not seen a free kick like Hunts since.

    I might be wrong but searching back through my brains long-term (and very suspect) memory I seem to recall that it was outlawed - deemed to be a double hit/push shot in snooker parlance.
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,404
    NorthWestAddick said:

    I am sure we used to perform this routine in junior school, where the whole team would jump over the ball (multiple times) before someone took a shot.

    We use to do that, Mottingham juniors circa 1973.


    Bedsaddick said:

    The Roberto Carlos free kick for Brazil v France is the best free kick of all time for me.


    And he tried and tried and tried to do it again. Then against Demark a Dane stood 10 yards in front of the ball and got in the way of his run up.

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