Post by QPR Report on Apr 7, 2009 7:29:26 GMT
The latest "Fifty Greatest" from The Daily Mail.
THE LIST: - the greatest free-kick kings in history
Football's best free-kicks live long in the memory and so do those talented players who have turned being a dead-eye from a dead-ball situation and art form.
Venables should be here - Not maybe the "classic Bend the Ball round the Wall" - but the brilliantly-planned kicks he used to take/coach/manage!
50 Frank Lampard (West Ham, Chelsea)
49 Mario Basler (Bayern Munich, Germany)
48 Chris Waddle (Newcastle, Tottenham, Marseille, Sheffield Wednesday)
47 John Arne Riise (Liverpool)
46 Nolberto Solano (Newcastle, Aston Villa, West Ham)
45 Michael Ballack (Chelsea)
44 Eric Cantona (Manchester United)
43 Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona, Bulgaria)
42 Dragan Stojkovic (Red Star, Yugoslavia)
41 Thomas Hassler (Cologne, Karlsruhe, 1860 Munich, Germany)
40 Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic)
39 Ferenc Puskas (Real Madrid, Hungary)
38 Andreas Brehme (Kaiserslautern, Inter Milan, Germany)
37 Denis Irwin (Manchester United, Rep of Ireland)
36 Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)
35 John Barnes (Watford, Liverpool)
34 Gary McAllister (Leicester, Leeds, Coventry)
33 Kevin Sheedy (Everton)
32 Alan Shearer (Southampton, Blackburn, Newcastle)
31 Roberto Baggio (Juventus, Italy)
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1167706/THE-LIST-Nos-50-41-greatest-free-kick-kings-history.html
THE LIST: - the greatest free-kick kings in history
Football's best free-kicks live long in the memory and so do those talented players who have turned being a dead-eye from a dead-ball situation and art form.
Venables should be here - Not maybe the "classic Bend the Ball round the Wall" - but the brilliantly-planned kicks he used to take/coach/manage!
50 Frank Lampard (West Ham, Chelsea)
49 Mario Basler (Bayern Munich, Germany)
48 Chris Waddle (Newcastle, Tottenham, Marseille, Sheffield Wednesday)
47 John Arne Riise (Liverpool)
46 Nolberto Solano (Newcastle, Aston Villa, West Ham)
45 Michael Ballack (Chelsea)
44 Eric Cantona (Manchester United)
43 Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona, Bulgaria)
42 Dragan Stojkovic (Red Star, Yugoslavia)
41 Thomas Hassler (Cologne, Karlsruhe, 1860 Munich, Germany)
40 Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic)
39 Ferenc Puskas (Real Madrid, Hungary)
38 Andreas Brehme (Kaiserslautern, Inter Milan, Germany)
37 Denis Irwin (Manchester United, Rep of Ireland)
36 Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)
35 John Barnes (Watford, Liverpool)
34 Gary McAllister (Leicester, Leeds, Coventry)
33 Kevin Sheedy (Everton)
32 Alan Shearer (Southampton, Blackburn, Newcastle)
31 Roberto Baggio (Juventus, Italy)
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1167706/THE-LIST-Nos-50-41-greatest-free-kick-kings-history.html