Everybody loves a good free-kick goal. Some of the very best live long in the memory, few of them more so than Roberto Carlos' wicked effort for the Brazilian national team against France.

Field Watch Watch: Roberto Carlos and the wonder goal that defied physics The puzzled look on France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez’s face as he watched the ball curl back best explains how ...

In a recent interview with GOAL, Carlos was asked to pick his best ever goal and he chose the one he scored for Real against Tenerife in the Copa del Rey in 1998.

Thirteen years after Roberto Carlos stunned onlookers with his amazing "banana" free kick that seemed to defy the law of physics, scientists have finally worked out just how he did it.

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Scientists uncover secret of Roberto Carlos goal Published Sep. 3, 2010 9:53 p.m. ET foxsports ...

Former Real Madrid and Brazil defender Roberto Carlos has named David Beckham amongst his top three best free kick takers ...

Whether or not you're enthralled by the World Cup, this Roberto Carlos score — dubbed "the Impossible Goal" — is a wonder from the perspective of physics.

Roberto Carlos - Brazil vs. France, 1997 The greatest free-kick of all-time is, unquestionably, the Roberto Carlos stunner for Brazil against France at the 1997 Tournoi de France.