Best Free Kick Takers in Football (Soccer)

In all aspect guy is a guru in free kick taking, even in a tight corner he deliver better result, I can remember the he took against Barcelona in a champions league match is kick was outstanding to an extent it force Victor Valdes to fumble. To me is the greatest in taking free kick.

Juninho is one of the only players to score more than 40 free kicks in his career (Beckham was in the 30s). Not only is that impressive, but some of the spots he managed to score from which were way outside the box! Talk about power and dipping skills! If the question was "who puts the craziest curve on the ball during a free kick", then Beckham rules all day. Juninho was the most EFFECTIVE and his statistics prove that.

There's a huge gap between beckham and juninho, not saying beckham shouldn't be second, but juninho is the best by a long shot.

Best free kick taker in the history of the game. Could curl the ball, hit the knuckle ball, score from the right, the left, center, 30 yards, 40 yards, you name it.

He treated his game like an art and he was the artist!

How is Becks not at number 1, he is the best by a country mile. You would pay just to watch a beckham freekick exhibition, his freekicks are footballing artistry.

He is simply the best... Followed by Zico.
He is a one of the most hard working player I've never known despite of all the fame he got outside and inside the field. He never lost his cool - Respect!

CAN ANYBODY BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM...PROBABLY NOBODY!

Cristiano is always number 1... Period... Show me a better free kick than the one against portsmouth a few years back at Old Trafford? - xyz51007

Amazing his still in hi career but his not yet finished!

Beckham and juninho have never shot a free kick from more than 45 yards. But ronaldo has.. Against arsenal. He should be number 1.

Cristiano Ronaldo the best free kick taker of all time (Alvano)

I had seen his one goal that is really impossible

Brazil vs France, Real Madrid the best long range free kicks ever

no one is like roberto carlos in free kicks

Fourth?!

He is the best there is... The ball always finds the extreme top corner near to the far post... Scored an amazing low shot freekick against werder bremen. Top that and then talk

He keeps it simple but strategist and he has the cool needed to maintain while a kick. - monk-e

Here's the facts: Beckham may have a little more skill than Ronaldinho. But he can't curl a ball into a goal like Ronaldinho can. Ronnie can do it from anywhere on the pitch. He scored an amazing, amazing, amazing goal against England in the '02 World Cup. He was at least 35-40 meters from the goal. Beckham always takes them from about 25-30 meters, and if it's anymore than that, Madrid will get Roberto Carlos to power-shot one into the goal. Also in the year that Barcelona won the champions League (last season-05/06), Ronnie and Barca played against the Italian team Udinese. Ronaldinho scored a hat trick... From 3 DIRECT FREE KICKS. If you don't believe me, check the statistics yourself.

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There's nothing to say. Simply the Greatest of all times. Magic. Go and see all his goals and you'll understand why he was the best.

The thing that defined maradona was he's dribbling and of course the hand of god.

Thanks to god for gave this player

He is good

Pirlo can use both the inside and outside of his foot for free kicks and his consistency is second only to Juninho.

He was my favorite midfielder and in fifa 11 he was supposed to be a good free kick taker and I agree to it. In 2010, he scored at a distance of 35 m and for the keeper it is full stretch.

He is the best player in all the world and has a super super free kick and powerful shot and very accurate

Pirlo is SICK at free kicks!

Messi is a really good free kick taker if he shoots almost every time he scores he shoots in top or low corners that's the key of free kicks

Does anyone remember the free kick where he put it under the wall... Cheeky and pure genius... Messi is by far the best player as well as the best free kick taker

Lionel Andries Messi is the Greatest player of all the time, and now he is becoming the best free kick taker, he can curl the ball and whatever he want he can do, magician is small world for him, He is complete Genius.

I say he is the best freekicktaker

The most controlled free-kick taker I ever saw! - Wizteddy13

He's the only guy that just uses sheer power to cannon the ball in. Just look at his free-kick against Newcastle United

Does nothing fancy but still achieves the best result... Some people A.K. A Ronaldo try to do too much and their free kicks end up in the crowd! - kameel

Simply amazing freekicks

A Galatasaray Legend like Hagi.

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Because he plays for the best team in the (REAL MADRID) he has scored 4 goalz this year and 3 were on a free kick
Ps. Madrid are gonna smash roma in the champions league

Best and talented free kick taker

The best utd player in the last 25 years - gruppenfuhrer

He has an amazing speed, curve and power in his kicks plus I think he has the best left foot in the premier league. He is awesome.

Killer left foot with with class, he lost it because of injuries but still videos are evidence, and still he can come back to same level..

Powerful left foot. He takes it so well.

He has a superb left foot

Great Man.. Great player... God of football.. Best footballer ever.. Scored 20 free kick goals (screamers.. While just for Arsenal.. LEGEND)

He is god of arsenal taken retake of freekick and scored it like a boss

Cracking Striker!
Hits bangers all day long.

He should have become before. But there is a reason for this because he doesn't take any free kicks at all. He should prctise more and come to the top.

He's one of the best caption and a best legend after his retirement

Look where everton are today, he is rubbish - gruppenfuhrer

he is good

Now he taking good free kicks

Probably among 3 best fk takers in "main leagues" at the moment

Convertion ratio from try to become goal this season is amazing

he is for sure the best young free kick taker in the world - mshalfon

Bale is among the top 3 best free kick takers

54? You can't be serious, he is better than all of these minor league players in the Middle East above him, if you don't believe me, watch clips on YouTube!

Leighton Baines is the set piece king without a doubt.

Baines in very consistent because if he doesn't score a freekick, it's gets on target or hits the frame of the goal.

Are all the people out off their minds. Lampard is best free kick taker in whole universe and from when is baichung bhutia better than him. He is aWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AND AWESOME

FRANK! FRANK! FRANK! Best free kick/penalty taker ever! Have you seen him miss?

The most outside the box scorer in England!

You're the best lampard

He is honestly better than nani, Ryan highs and many more above him

He is some cheat

What are you serious he is way better than those kiddy league noobs from the Middle East above him and baines

BEST DISTANCE SHOOTER EVER! - wriddhak

He is the best in the world

™� ali karimi is the best football player in the world♥

He is the best player in Iran
We love him so much
Mohsen (one of tiraxtor FC CLUB <3 Fans)

Ali Karimi is one of those players that couldn't reach their real position in football.His driblling was something like Messi or ronaldinho's driblling,but unfortunatly due to an injury in Bayern Munchen he couldn't continue his career very well.He is the best player in the Asia's history.If you don't believe me have a search in the internet with his name.In a national game he driblled whole of players and scored a goal,just like Maradonna...

DROGBA THE LION.. awesome free kicks just brilliant, and I love alex too.. he's also one of the best free-kick takers

Didier drogba I think he is the best free kick-taker in the world because he is fast and a good aimer in front of goal

he seems to be improving at an alarming rate. Great finisher and awesome free-kick taker

Your skills are amazing

I'm actually very shocked that Michael Platini, the man who revolutionized the free kick, who reinvented it, isn't in the top 3, but what's worse is that he's not even in the top ten. He had accuracy that only Juninho and Beckham could match, and he put the ball over the wall and under the bar with such pace that few people realized how near impossible it was to take a free kick the way he did. This list is flawed. Platini, then Juninho, then Beckham, the C. Ronaldo and the rest of the top 20 are about even...

He in my opinion is not the greatest ever free kick taker, however he is the inventor and perfecter of the "over the wall, under the bar" free kick and deserves to be number 4 (behind 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. David Beckham 3. Juninho) because he revolutionized the art of taking a direct free kick.

I agree with the opinion that he deserves to be in the top 3.

Yeah, amazing how often he scored when taking a free kick.
The only player I ever saw score TWICE with one free kick.

He did it in club team and in the national team.

though zidane lacks power when passing and doesn't lift the ball high up in the air like beckham, ronaldinho, or pirlo, he still manages to score from an average range. he doesn't have speed like carlos or accuracy like juninho, however he's still fairly better than those regular soccer players you see

He is claim and more released when taking penalties. His targets are serious for the keep to caught.

Zinedine is the best player in the world

HE IS MY FRIEND OKAY WEIRD"O!

Baggio should be number 1

The divine ponytail was a player ahead of his time. His touch, creativity and skill were second to none. He scored loads of amazing free kicks at Fiorentina, Juventus, AC Milan, Bologna, Inter and Brescia. I particularly recall a very intelligent freekick he took while at inter. Everyone expected a cross and he fooled them all and passed it into the net. At Brescia he took a corner kick directly into the net during a league game against Leece. A true legend!

43? I can't believe it.Baggio is one of the best free kick takers in the football history...