Top 5 Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick goals

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Ronaldo has scored 48 goals from free-kicks in his career

#2 Friendly vs Europe XI 2007

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Ronaldo’s unstoppable free-kick

Although it was only a friendly match, the occasion itself was very significant. It was the celebration of both the 50th year of Manchester United's participation in UEFA competitions and the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome.

The Europe XI had the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Andrea Pirlo in their line-up. However, the match became a memorable one for football fans because of Ronaldo’s blistering free-kick. In the 35th minute, Park Ji-sung had been fouled 30-yards away from the goal and Ronaldo lined up to take the resulting free-kick.

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Santiago Canizares, who was the goalkeeper of the Europe side, anticipated that the Portuguese would shoot for the open side of the goal and took a step to his right. He was left bewildered when he saw Ronaldo’s strike fly over the wall as the ball went into the top corner on the other side.

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