He was part of the Brazilian football generation that gave world stars like Roberto Carlos, Cafu, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and more. But in Brazil’s Tournoi de France match against France, he scored arguably the best free kick in history. A goal from 40 yards is often referred to as an ‘Impossible goal’.
Many of the top analysts also described this goal as a miracle and challenged physics as they made their way into the net to lead Brazil. The ball speed of Roberto Carlos’ shot was set at 136.7 km/h. One of the fastest in game history.
His successes in Brazil that year were also the reason he was at Real Madrid that summer, and he went on to win numerous accolades for the Spanish giants. Carlos went on to score many more great goals in his career for both club and country.
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“I hit the valve” – Roberto Carlos breaks free kick technique
In 2015, the Brazilian fullback finally unveiled his free kick technique after many scientists were unable to explain how he did it. talk to FourFourTwosaid, “I always hit the valve with fixed parts because that’s the hardest part of the ball and you get more power. I always hit the ball from the bottom left to the top right corner, which helped it spin.”
“I will always remember the advertisement behind the target. I was aiming for the ‘A’ at La Poste, but it was miles away when I hit the shot – I was heading for a different ad! The ball boy was also coming out of the shooting path. He should have trusted me more!”
Carlos also touched on the bet that he and British free kick master David Beckham will play during the duo’s time at Real Madrid. The loser of the weekly fixed piece bet had to buy dinner, and most of the time David Beckham would reach into his wallet to pay the check.
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