Not much to be said about this one. The hapless smile on David James’s face tells one part of the story. Ronaldo's celebrations tell the other.
With his hands outstretched followed by a guttural roar, he soaked in the acclaim of the Theatre of Dreams. The free-kick gets better and better to watch with every replay. Ronaldo’s manager, Sir Alex Ferguson went on record to say that it was the best free-kick he had ever seen.
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Abhinav Pandey
Football nut who has religiously followed European club football and international football over the last 15 years. Want to see India qualify for World Cup in lifetime. Part-time cricket fan, who yearns for the good old years of 2001 - 2007 when the Indian Cricket team did well in tests abroad. When Sanjay Bangar and Rahul Dravid opened the batting in England or when Akash Chopra and Viru dovetailed in Australia. Ex blogger (Senior Contributor) with GMS.
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