Ronaldo has countless goalscoring records, but there's one stat he'd probably rather forget. In major International ...

It was the 67th direct free kick goal of his career, taking him alone into third place for the most free kick goals of all time. Across the years with FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and the ...

Mikel Arteta said the first of Rice's curling efforts ended a four-year wait for a direct free-kick, with the last scored by Martin Odegaard against Burnley in September 2021. However, despite it ...

Saka's signal Rice also mentioned Saka's role in ... we haven't scored a direct free kick since September 2021; Burnley away, Martin Odegaard," said Arteta after the game. "So it's been a long ...

Manager Mikel Arteta said: “Declan’s been very determined because we have said in the last few months that we have not scored a direct free-kick in three-and-half years. “So, to score two ...

That was also the message coming from coach Nicolas Jover on the touchline and, considering Rice had never scored a direct free kick in well over 300 senior career games, it seemed like good ...

Unlike those names, Rice has not been known for his free kick prowess — until now. In fact, he had never scored from a direct free kick before in his career. "It's been in the locker ...

Rice opened the scoring at the Emirates with the first direct free-kick of his career on 58 minutes before landing a second 12 minutes later. Mikel Merino scored the third with 75 minutes gone as ...

We haven’t scored a direct free kick since September 2021, Burnley away, Martin Odegaard,” Arteta said. “It’s been a long time, so to score two goals in 12 minutes of that magnitude and ...

But we have to take it one game at a time." Arteta revealed his players and staff had discussed the last time they scored from a direct free kick -- coming almost four years ago. "[Rice] has been ...

Rice had never previously scored a direct free-kick in nine seasons as a professional, but he twice beat Thibaut Courtois with stunning long-range efforts inside 12 second-half minutes to put ...

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