Lionel Messi Caught Moving the Ball 'Illegally' Before Scoring Stunning Freekick, Video
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Lionel Messiis as efficient at taking free kicks as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is at winning 100 metres races. Fact. Or perhaps the way I am good at gobbling down insane amounts of bread. But good thing we are not talking about me here.
Every time Messi steps over to take a direct free kick at the edge of the box, the opposition camp is always fidgeting. He strikes them so well that there is a good chance they will always find the back of the net.
So good are his set pieces that his latest victim, FC Dallas Head Coach Nico Estévez, avers that Messi taking a free kick is almost the same as any other player taking a penalty — the likelihood of it going in is greater than him missing.
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NBAWhen talking about some of the best free kicks the Argentine has scored in his career, a couple quickly come to mind. The one he bent against Liverpoolin the 2019 Champions League semifinal is arguably the best goal he has ever scored.
What did Messi do vs FC Dallas?But what tricks does the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner use? While his ability on deadballs is unrivalled, a new video suggests that maybe the former Barcelonaman uses underhanded tactics at times.
In the free-kick he scored against FC Dallas to equalise the tie, Messi was seen moving the ball to get a perfect angle to where the goal and the wall were. While the referee was busy issuing instructions to
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