The best free-kick ever scored in the Premier League?
UPDATE: Our good pals NetResult have removed all the links below from YouTube, thereby depriving football fans of seeing some of the best free-kicks ever scored. Good blokes.
“No goalkeeper in the world would have stopped it. It was without doubt the best free-kick I’ve seen in the Premier League.” – Alex Ferguson.
Who are we to disagree with Sir Alex, Cristiano Ronaldo’s free kick last night was exceptional, but these 16 Premier League free-kicks were also pretty good:
Eric Cantona (v Arsenal, 1993)
Matt Le Tissier (v Wimbledon, 1994)
David Beckham (v Manchester City, 2000)
John Arne Riise (v Manchester United, 2001)
Christian Ziege (v Arsenal, 2002)
Gianfranco Zola (v Tottenham, 2003)
Thierry Henry (v Charlton, 2003)
Ryan Giggs (v Bolton, 2003)
David Beckham (v West Ham, 2003)
Steven Gerrard (v Portsmouth, 2004)
Thierry Henry (v Newcastle, 2006)
Cristiano Ronaldo (v Portsmouth, 2006)
Paul Robinson (v Watford, 2007)
Steven Gerrard (v Aston Villa, 2007)
Robin van Persie (v Sunderland, 2007)
Cristiano Ronaldo (v Sunderland, 2007)
(The Times have also produced a pretty lame list - we look forward to NetResult contacting one of the biggest newspapers in the UK to warn them of copyright infringement.)
January 31st, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Stevie G’s against Aston Villa is a top contender for the best.
January 31st, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Gerrards for me, though you have to admire how Ronaldo has basically created a new free kick technique
January 31st, 2008 at 1:30 pm
What about Okocha against Aston Villa?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbE_Z5UJ4o
January 31st, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Gerrard’s doesn’t even come close - keeper got a touch, tried and tested technique. Ronaldo tore up the rule book, ignored the wall and just smashed it top corner.
January 31st, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Riise’s v Man Yoo for me.
The calibre of opposition, the rivalry and the situation surrounding the game all add to the quality of the goal too.
January 31st, 2008 at 1:58 pm
How about Elano vs Newcastle??
January 31st, 2008 at 2:29 pm
How about Spann’s free kick? I forget the opponent but if you go on youtube or google and search Spann free kick you’ll find it. It’s quite impressive although it may be somewhat better than the taker intended… I’ll let you figure that out by yourselves once you watch it.
January 31st, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Christine just “toed it”, she was lucky it looped like it did. Now Elano’s versus Newcastle even gave the keeper a clear view of the ball all of the way to the goal.
January 31st, 2008 at 4:01 pm
haha love the comment about NetResult. Those guys must have this site bookmarked to check it daily for some kind of infringements. Losers.
January 31st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
zola
January 31st, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Fucking netresult took the vids off youtube..
January 31st, 2008 at 4:23 pm
NETRESULT - WE SHALL OVERCOME - YOU WILL EAT DAVIES BALLS FOR THIS!!
January 31st, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Mimo ze nie jestem fanka C.Ronaldo musze przyznac, ze jest po prostu swietny, w tym, co robi… czyli jest genialny w pilke nozna… lepszy niz Kaka
January 31st, 2008 at 8:33 pm
kamisia: świetny ale nie lepszy od Kaki. na pewno nie. zresztą ich bezpośrednia konfrontacja w LM 2 maja zeszłego roku pokazała dobitnie kto jest lepszy
January 31st, 2008 at 10:16 pm
ty kurwa kasimio pierdolona ale ty sie znasz na piłce ty kurwa kaka to niech kurwa księdzem zostanie bo tylko na bibli sie zna …jak sie nie znasz na fudbolu to nie pierdol głupot… 2 maja..!! a ty chociaż widziałaś co sie działo 10 kwietnia..na Old trafford,ehh ty pewnie nie wiesz co to OT-to jest stadion Manchester’u
February 1st, 2008 at 12:46 am
Cristiano uczy się polskiego - czyżby hit transferowy orange ekstraklasy wszechczasów :> ?
February 1st, 2008 at 2:13 am
for me this freekick of cristiano ronaldo is the best in the premier league but the best freekick taker in the world is juninho pernambucano!
February 1st, 2008 at 4:48 am
Elano vs. Newcastle
February 1st, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Riise vs united is boss. FACT!
February 1st, 2008 at 5:17 pm
If thinking an ultimately worthless goal against Man United is the best ever scored in the premiership will somehow detract from the now surely growing feelings of utter inadequacy and blatant mediocrity then go ahead, I\’ll even agree with you if you like. Truth is, there isn\’t \
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:00 am
Ronaldo is the best player on the world, he is famous!! respect