Set-Piece Specialist XI: Former Man United And Barcelona Legends Lead The Way

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David Beckham England

David Beckham England

RM: David Beckham (retired)

Becks is the entire reason for this list’s existence as no matter who he played for, whether it be Man United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy or England, he was curling in the most sublime free-kicks his generation had ever seen.

Juninho Paulista, Middlesbrough

CM: Juninho (retired)

The diminutive Brazilian is still regarded as a hero in Middlesbrough and the red-and-white side of Madrid. And with good reason, too, he scored 72 goals from set pieces during his career.

Andrea Pirlo Juventus

CM: Andrea Pirlo – Juventus

Pirlo has always had a knock for free kicks, and went through a stage last season of scoring them for fun on an almost weekly basis.

Shunsuke Nakamura

LM: Sunshuke Nakamura – Yokohama F. Marinos

The Japanese veteran was prolific during his time with Celtic, and would often perform stunts that saw him score free kicks through the window of a moving bus. However, his moment came in a Champions League tue when one of his set pieces helped Celtic beat Manchester United 1-0.

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