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It was ludicrously ambitious, yet he blasted a shot past David Seaman and into the top corner to set Tottenham on the road to an epic 3-1 win. All rights reserved. There are goals that make you say, "wow!" La Vecchia Signoras fans know their football, and though the goal had come from the boot of an opposing player, they could not help but show their admiration for a truly stunning strike. His spectacul TURIN, ITALY - APRIL 03: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Fina TURIN, ITALY - APRIL 03: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid and Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus embrace after the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg To be at a stadium like this, here in Turin, against Juve, where some great players have played, and to be applauded by them is a very special moment. He scored a hat trick that night, a fitting display given the goals he scored in that, his first season at Old Trafford after arriving from Arsenal -- for whom he scored similar goals to this one -- were the key to United's success.
Seeing it from different angles lets you appreciate Thierry Henry's technical skill; he had three defenders around him when he received possession 20 yards out and with his back to goal. When Ronaldo joined Juventus later in the year, he cited that reception as one of the reasons he decided to make the move to Turin. Wayne Rooney's pass was solid, but Van Persie's first-time volley was incredible.
Working for Leverkusen, I was sitting just in line at Hampden Park with where Zinedine Zidane let his volley fly, and it seemed an eternity before he connected with Roberto Carlos' left-wing cross. Was Ronaldos stunner your favourite goal of 2018? - Stream ESPN FC TV, 30 for 30 soccer stories and live games on ESPN+ (U.S. only) What next for Mexico? In the latest installment of a multi-part series, they tell the story of the best goal they have seen in person, which include a Cristiano Ronaldo overhead kick, Olivier Giroud's scorpion kick, volleys from Robin van Persie, James Rodriguez and Zinedine Zidane and Carli Lloyd's World Cup final epic.
So high was his leap that Ronaldo took the ball right off the head of Juventus defender Mattia De Sciglio, who stands 60 (1.82m) tall and was in mid-air at the time. One of the most extraordinary things about what Cristiano Ronaldo did was that the cross from Dani Carvajal was actually heading quite neatly toward Madrid's Lucas Vazquez, who logically had a much better chance of taking it down and threatening the Juventus goal. He does things that only he can do. The match: Mexico 3-2 USA (2015) CONCACAF W Championship look-back, England super-subs Russo and Toone showed vs. Spain why they deserve to start, Euro 2022: England's comeback win vs. Spain shows a new side of this special team, Stream ESPN FC TV, 30 for 30 soccer stories and live games on ESPN+ (U.S. only), ESPN's Ultimate XI: We pick our dream team that could win anything, How Thierry Henry is trying to resurrect his coaching career in MLS, ESPN FC 100: Liverpool, Man City dominate our ranking of world's best soccer players. Keeping his eye on a floating cross, as it came towards him, Ronaldo ran to meet it before launching himself into an acrobatic leap, at the apex of which his right foot connected with the ball and powered it into the back of the net. , 210 2829552. Then a noise began to spread around the Allianz Stadium.
and then there are some that are followed by an expletive to capture the incredulity of the strike. Stream on ESPN+ (U.S. only).
SANGI, Tikun Olam : 1 Entersoft, : , 61 , , : ' , : 12 , : , , : , GOLD Pfizer Hellas, : ;, : , , DEMO, , Haleon: , Aspirin Express icroctive, success story NUTRAMINS, HELIODOR: Pharmasept. Dani Carvajal was first on to the loose ball, and when he sent a looping cross back into the danger area, who was there but the ever-alert Ronaldo to conjure up his magical finish. Lacazette a doubt after wasp woe, Nottingham Forest sign free agent Lingard, New arrival Nunez nets 4 as Liverpool rout Leipzig, Brazil's Dani Alves to join Liga MX side Pumas, Ten Hag backs Maguire to beat his critics, Sources: Man United rule out Martial exit, Germany beat Austria, advance to Euro semis, Barcelona sell further 15% of TV rights to firm, Why Cristiano Ronaldo should leave Man United, go to Real Madrid (again), Nacional fans wear Luis Suarez masks to persuade Uruguay legend to return to club, Arsenal's Cedric talks to ESPN about top four, Vieira and fighting for his place, Germany find a way as unlucky Austria's Euro run ends with the sound of woodwork, Leverkusen process heartbreak by clinging to promise of tomorrow, LIVE Transfer Talk: Barca want De Jong, Depay to find new clubs, Why MLS clubs are rebranding, how some got it wrong and the opportunity that presents, Why free agents no longer have much power in the transfer market, USWNT ready to win the World Cup? The match: Villarreal 2-1 Las Palmas (2016) It took me years to watch that goal again, but it is undoubtedly a work of art (although he could have been closed down sooner!)
-- absolutely no chance. The place: Barcelona, Spain. Most overhead kicks have a strong element of hit and hope, but not this one: Ronaldo not only caught it perfectly, with power and venom, but he placed it perfectly into the bottom corner, giving a stationary Gianluigi Buffon -- Gianluigi Buffon! "She asked me a week after, 'What happened to [the award ceremony in] Zurich?' Only someone like Ronaldo would decide that it was he, a good six or seven yards away from the trajectory of the ball and facing the wrong way, had the better chance of scoring if he launched himself upside down and six feet in the air, with his back to goal. In the 118th minute of the 2015 CONCACAF Cup, right-back Paul Aguilar pulled off a Marco van Basten-esque volley to score the goal of his life and deliver a memorable Mexico win that earned El Tri a 2017 Confederations Cup place. I said, 'Oh, forget it.
The place: Vancouver, Canada. He fed Andres Iniesta, whose NASA-guided through ball was finished by Pedro to effectively end the tie. The goal, which ultimately sent Arsenal packing from the Champions League and put Fiorentina into the round of 16, was the sort you never forget if you witness it live; the fact that it was perhaps the last great strike at the old Wembley -- Arsenal played home Champions League games for two seasons due to Highbury's limited capacity -- and that Batistuta left Florence a few months later, only adds to its mystique. The brilliance that was this goal began with Victor Valdes. Is it the best goal of 2018? A game between the Premier League's top two teams at the time was won by a sensational strike. There was an unreal element to an FA Cup semifinal at Wembley that kicked off early on a Sunday and featured the first North London derby at that stage of the competition. Somehow, he found the crease between them as he flicked the ball up with his first touch and met it on his instep with the second, sending a shot over his France international teammate Fabien Barthez. Vote now for your favourite! The place: London. Ronaldo produced one of those moments at Estadio do Dragao with an incredible 40-yard strike, six minutes into the second leg of a Champions League quarterfinal tie, that sealed United's progress. Jorg Heinrich drove up the middle and dished it wide for Gabriel Batistuta, who stood up Nigel Winterburn, nudged the ball to his right and leathered a shot past David Seaman with the sort of ferocity only the Lion King could muster. The match: Tottenham 3-1 Arsenal (1991) The place: Rio de Janeiro.
His sublime finish came at the end of a frenetic move he had been involved in from the start, having latched on to a long ball from Marcelo. The place: London.
The place: Pasadena, California. The match: Porto 0-1 Manchester United (2009)
The place: Villarreal, Spain, This was a beautiful, 18-pass move that culminated with a lovely dinked ball into the box, an absurd volleyed back-heel assist and a volleyed finish from a seemingly airborne Kevin-Prince Boateng. "It was going to be the best day of my life after my kids being born," he said, but it never happened. Ronaldos run to the byline to retrieve it pulled Gianluigi Buffon and Giorgio Chiellini out of position, while his subsequent cutback set up Lucas Vazquez for a fizzing drive that was parried by Buffon, diving at full stretch. The best was yet to come, however. He had the Juventus Stadium on its feet with his stunning overhead kick, Ronaldo won the inaugural FIFA Pusks Award in 2009. It came from nowhere, but it will forever be known as one of the greatest goals scored in England.
With 64 minutes on the clock, the Portuguese star provided a masterclass in how to execute the perfect overhead kick. The place: Manchester, England. Over the years, our writers have been present for some of the game's greatest occasions. On a cold and windy New Year's Day, this mundane Premier League game had been boring until this moment of absolute genius. The match: USA 5-2 Japan (2015) As remarkable as it may seem, it was the first goal that Ronaldo had ever scored with a bicycle kick.
The match: Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid (2011) Dan Thomas is joined by Craig Burley, Shaka Hislop and others to bring you the latest highlights and debate the biggest storylines. Beyond the sheer beauty of the strike, it also secured a ninth European Cup win for Real Madrid. ', . Very few home supporters were not on their feet, agog with appreciation at a goal that put their team 2-0 down. Arsenal were heading for the league title, but this moment snapped everything into reality. Copyright 1994 -2022 FIFA. Remember that incredible scorpion kick? But in one unforgettable moment, James Rodriguez made it all about him, cushioning the ball on his chest before unleashing a sublime volley from 25 yards that crashed into the net via the crossbar.
The United States was 2-0 up at the time, thanks to two early Lloyd goals, but her amazing tally from midfield completed a hat trick inside the opening 16 minutes to set up a 5-2 win and the USWNT's first World Cup triumph in 16 years. Any goal from the midfield line is celebrated with endless repeats on broadcasts, YouTube and elsewhere, but the fact that Lloyd's strike came in a World Cup final puts it on an even higher pedestal.
Surely, Paul Gascoigne was too far out to shoot from a free kick?
As is often the case with incredible goals, there was a brief moment of silence as everyone in attendance momentarily paused to process what they had just seen. It was the game that gave Manchester United the Premier League title in Sir Alex Ferguson's last season as manager, and this was a goal good enough to cap a remarkable campaign. Zinedine Zidane reacts with a smile to comparisons between Ronaldos overhead kick and his sublime volley in the 2002 UEFA Champions League final in Glasgow. James, whose form in the tournament earned him a move to Real Madrid, scored again in the second half to send Colombia into the quarterfinals. I think we can safely say that its one of the best goals in the history of football, though its probably not as good as mine.
The move was epitomized Pep Guardiola's Barcelona, who went on to win their second European Cup in three seasons. The place: London. The sheer audacity to take the shot, as well as the power it had, is why it tops my list of the best goals I have seen. He was convinced it would win him the FIFA Puskas Award for goal of the year and told his wife as much. The place: Porto, Portugal. The whole Arsenal move was superb, and the finish was just magical; reacting to a left-wing cross that was just behind him, Olivier Giroud played with his instinct, flicking his trailing leg up to gain the ultimate reward. At first I thought it sounded like heavy rain hammering down on a plastic or metal roof, but then it became clear that 40,000 Juventus fans had stood to applaud what they had just seen. The match: Colombia 2-0 Uruguay (2014) Real Madrid made the perfect start to the first leg of last season's UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie with Juventus, with Cristiano Ronaldo putting them ahead after just three minutes. , , , , , , . , , , O , , , , . Cristiano Ronaldo after the match, Thats Cristiano for you. *. The match: Arsenal 0-1 Fiorentina (1999) The place: London. The match: Arsenal 1-0 Man United (2000) Buffon could do nothing more than watch the ball fly into the back of the net, while applause broke out around the Juventus Stadium.
Prior to this World Cup last-16 clash, all the talk had been about Luis Suarez biting Giorgio Chiellini in Uruguay's previous game. Moreover, by throwing his body into the advertising hoardings in celebration, Aguilar managed to match the mayhem going on in the stands. Its a club Ive always liked since I was a kid and being applauded by the fans will stay in my heart forever.
The match: Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa (2013) When you talk about the best atmospheres in world soccer, a meeting between Mexico and the U.S., in front of more than 90,000 at the Rose Bowl, has to be in the conversation. It is a pity more people did not see "Gazza" at his best; he was a football genius. It was a wide open match, with quality chances created at both ends, until a moment of magic from Ronaldo effectively ended the contest. The match: Juventus 0-3 Real Madrid (2018) Several journalists in the press box -- including yours truly -- placed their hands on their head and, for a moment, stared openmouthed as Ronaldo charged off in celebration. The match: Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Real Madrid (2002) Elite athletes are wired a little differently to the rest of us, able to put the possibility of failure out of their head, and that gives them the conviction to try something like an overhead kick at a crucial stage of a Champions League quarterfinal against one of the best teams in Europe. - I was there: Zlatan's MLS debut | Zidane sees red | Donovan's World Cup heroics, The match: Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace (2017) The place: Glasgow, Scotland. The genius of a goal like this comes not just from the physical ability to actually do it, but from thinking that it is even possible. The place: Turin, Italy. , : site . https://www.weibo.com/FIFAWorldCup?is_hot=1. Pressed deep in his penalty box by a Madrid team playing as if it could overturn a 2-0 aggregate deficit in the second leg of a Champions League semifinal, the goalkeeper daringly lofted a chipped pass to Dani Alves on the right.