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Todos los goles de tiro libre de Luis Chávez

Después del magnífico rendimiento mostrado en el Mundial de Catar 2022, Luis Chávez se ha convertido en el jugador sensación del fútbol mexicano.

Gran parte de la atención en torno al mediocampista del Pachuca descansa en su impresionante golpeo de balón.

U-17 free kick routine beginning with rock-paper-scissors is only getting started

What is it with the youth of Japan and unforgettable set piece routines? Every year we're visiting the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament to watch some team perform Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake before scoring, so it comes as no surprise that when all the finest young Samurai Blue minds come together to represent Japan at the U-17 level, magic happens. 

İlkay Gündoğan's two-touch finish is worthy of a Premier League title

Manchester City took a massive step on its journey to a third straight Premier League title by beating relegation-threatened Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon.

City midfielder İlkay Gündoğan was man of the match after scoring a stunning opener in the 37th-minute before setting up Erling Haaland for a header just two minutes later. Then, six minutes into the second half, Gündoğan curled home a right-footed free kick beyond the despairing dive of Jordan Pickford to secure all three points for City.  

Team forgets to set the crocodile and is punished with a glorious free kick goal under the wall

After players like Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho started to get sneaky, teams worldwide popularized what Croatian player Marcelo Brozovic christened the crocodile: the idea of setting a defender lying on the ground to avoid a free kick goal under the wall. 

Watch any game of any league on any day of the year, and you'll see it.

However, our guys from Tigres forgot the lessons of modern football and decided to go without a crocodile during their game against Toluca in the quarterfinals' 1st leg of the Clausura 2023, and boy, oh boy, they ended up regretting it. 

Héctor Herrera castiga a Chicharito con un gol de tiro libre y un patadón que le costó tarjeta roja

Un gol de Héctor Herrera a balón parado abrió el triunfo por 3-0 del Houston Dynamo sobre LA Galaxy y arruinó el debut de Javier Hernández en la temporada 2023 de la MLS.

Sin victorias en los primeros cinco partidos de la liga, el LA Galaxy esperaba cambiar su suerte con el retorno de Chicharito, quien se había perdido el inicio del torneo debido a una rebelde lesión muscular. Sin embargo, la presencia del delantero mexicano – que entró al minuto 55 – fue en vano y el Dynamo no tuvo compasión.

Indirect free kick! Brentford vs. Brighton had a little bit of everything

Brighton and Brentford shared the points on Saturday in an exhilarating 3-3 draw that saw the Gulls equalize three separate times. The back-and-forth affair also saw a rare set piece you don’t see too often: an indirect free kick in the penalty area.

In the 11th minute Brentford were awarded the indirect free kick after Brighton’s Pervis Estupiñán poked the ball back to Jason Steele who picked up the ball.

Christian Pulisic scores one and sets up four of USMNT’s seven goals vs. Grenada

Christian Pulisic was unstoppable on Friday night during the USMNT’s 7-1 Concacaf Nations League victory vs. Grenada as he scored one and helped set up four others.

The U.S. expectedly dominated Grenada (ranked 173rd in the world) at Kirani James Athletic Stadium in the Caribbean island’s capital. While the victory was routine and nothing to brag about, it’s good to see U.S. players playing with confidence.

Jürgen Klinsmann blows 2-0 lead during his first game in charge of South Korea’s national team

Former United States men’s national team manager Jürgen Klinsmann coached his first game for South Korea on Friday as the Taeguk Warriors drew Colombia 2-2.

Klinsmann was named the new manager of South Korea on Feb. 27. Friday, he faced his first test which was a friendly match against Colombia in front of the home crowd in Ulsan, South Korea.

An emotional Messi scores his 800th goal during Argentina's first game after the World Cup

BUENOS AIRES, March 23 (Reuters) - Argentina beat Panama 2-0 in a friendly on Thursday with goals from Thiago Almada and Lionel Messi amid a festive atmosphere in their first game in front of their home fans after winning the World Cup in December.

Messi celebró el título del Mundial con lágrimas y el gol 800 de su carrera – ¡Y vaya qué lindo fue!

Un tiro libre sublime en un partido especial. 

Lionel Messi llegó a 800 goles en su carrera como futbolista profesional, luego de marcar en la victoria 2-0 de Argentina sobre Panamá, en un partido que le sirvió a La Albiceleste para celebrar junto a sus aficionados el título conseguido en la Copa Mundial de Catar, en noviembre pasado.

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