Many soccer enthusiasts argue about direct vs indirect free kicks. Being able to tell the difference between the free-kick rules spells a deep appreciation of soccer games. One is that they are ...

The Club World Cup was treated to a special Messi free kick on Thursday — this is the extraordinary technique which makes him ...

Ronaldo has countless goalscoring records, but there's one stat he'd probably rather forget. In major International tournaments he has scored just one goal from ...

So when is a free-kick direct or indirect? Here are 10 offences that can lead to a direct free-kick. When a player: Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent Trips or attempts to trip an opponent Jumps at ...

This season, Bukayo Saka scored a direct free kick against Paris Saint-Germain… by accident. From far out on the right flank, his cross bounced through the penalty area and beyond Gianluigi ...

Lionel Messi scored the 68th direct free-kick goal of his career on Thursday, June 19, against Porto in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

In fact, in the Premier League over the past six seasons, no more than seven percent of all direct free-kick shots resulted in a goal. When Declan Rice put the ball down on Tuesday in Arsenal's ...

Lionel Messi moved into the top three in all-time free kick goals in soccer history with his 67th direct free kick goal in an Inter Miami MLS match. Skip to main content. Sign In; ...

Indeed, the last time Arsenal scored intentionally from a direct free kick was in September 2021, when Martin Odegaard did so against Burnley. “It's been a long time,” Arsenal manager Mikel ...

Ronaldo’s lone free-kick goal in a major international competition came on June 15, 2018, when he scored one in the 3-3 draw against Spain in the Russia 2018 World Cup group stage.