– In an interview with the digital site “433”, German star Tony Kroos revealed his classification of the best free kicks in football history, where the list came full of surprises, most notably his preference for Argentine Lionel Messi over the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo in this field.
Cross was asked to arrange the ten best players in the implementation of free kicks without knowing the names in advance, as it was revealed to him during the meeting, and the Brazilian star Roberto Carlos came in the lead, followed by Juninho in second place, then English David Beckham in third place.
As for Lionel Messi, he ranked fifth in the list, beating Cristiano Ronaldo, who ranked ninth, which sparked widespread controversy among the fans, especially since the players have shared competition for many years in various technical aspects.