Who missed most free-kick? (2023)

Which player has never missed a penalty kick?

Ledio Pano (50+)

Midfielder Ledio Pano is one of the only players in football history to take over 40 penalties and score every single one of them. The likes of Herea can be debated with a lack of official data, while players like Rickie Lambert and Le Tissier ended up missing towards the end of their careers.

#1 Juninho Pernambucano – 77 free-kick goals

Known as the magnificent 7, Juninho was the best when it came to scoring from a dead-ball situation. The former Olympique Lyonnais legend and mid-fielder scored as many as 77 goals from set-pieces. Juninho is considered the greatest free-kick taker of all time.

There has been a big deal made of Messi and Ronaldo's free-kick conversion rates over the past 10 years and it is undoubtedly Messi who leads the way. Since 2014, Argentina's captain has taken 297 free-kicks on goal and of those he has scored 28 for a conversion rate of 9.4%.

Messi & Ronaldo's freekick record

However, Messi is well ahead in the conversation rate than Ronaldo. The Argentine has scored 8.9% of the freekicks that he has taken while Ronaldo has managed 6.2%.

He has always been the top penalty taker for each team he has played for. However, more chances also bring more misses, and Ronaldo has been no exception. He has missed a total of 27 penalties out of 162 attempts.

Marco Van Basten. Marco Van Basten is part of the greatest penalty takers group. which has scored galore of penalties over the years. The former AC Milan striker displayed his penalty taking skills throughout his career and converted 51 penalties from the spot.

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi is regarded as the king of dribbling skills in football. Messi has won the Ballon d'Or for being the best footballer in the world over a calendar year seven times over the course of his career, which is the most in the history of world football.

Pele, the legendary Brazilian footballer, is considered the football god of all time. No player has won more world cups (3) than him.

Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for scoring the most penalty goals in football history. The Man United forward has found the back of the net 145 times from the spot.

Karim Benzama won the Ballon d'Or Award (his first) for 2022, beating the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Mohammad Salah and Robert Lewandowski in the race. One of the main architects of Real Madrid's winning their 14th Champions League trophy was French striker Karim Benzema.

Who is better Ronaldo or Messi all time?

Messi is the all-time La Liga top scorer, as well as having the most assists in the competition's history – with Ronaldo in second for goals scored and in third for assists provided – while Ronaldo is the UEFA Champions League all-time top goalscorer and assist provider, with Messi in second for goals scored and in ...

Who has scored the most goals between Messi and Ronaldo? Ronaldo has scored 804 goals in 1106 games while Messi has scored 759 goals in 957 games.

It meant Middlesbrough ended a 17-year sequence and beat United for the first time since 2005 and could celebrate before their packed and jubilant away support. For United, though, the questions rumble on regarding where they are headed under their interim manager.

Unsurprisingly, Premier League record goalscorer Alan Shearer is the player with the most penalty goals in the competition (56), having also taken the most in the Premier League (67). Frank Lampard (43), Steven Gerrard (32), Harry Kane (30) and Mark Noble (28) follow Shearer in the Premier League penalty goal rankings.

Lionel Messi has bypassed Cristiano Ronaldo in the rankings for the total number of goals scored without a penalty despite having played 150 fewer games.

#1 Neymar Jr.

Neymar Jr. is one of the most skillful dribblers in the history of football. The 30-year-old first burst onto the scene by virtue of his incredible ability to beat defenders with his innovative dribbling ability. The Brazilian forward is constantly looking to take defenders on and beat them.

Who is the best skillful player?

In some myths, Hephaestus built himself a "wheeled chair" or chariot with which to move around, thus helping support his mobility while demonstrating his skill to the other gods. In the Iliad 18.371, it is stated that Hephaestus built twenty bronze wheeled tripods to assist him in moving around.

Messi, who holds the record for most number of Ballon d'Or, with 7 wins, is also the only footballer to win the FIFA World Player, Pichichi Trophy and Golden Boot, all during his 2009/10 campaign, when the then 22-year-old won his first Ballon D'or, beating Ronaldo by over 240 points.

The GOAT basically means 'The Greatest of All Time,' and it has been used for several decades by the United States press. Legendary boxer Mohamed Ali, basketball player Michael Jordan, and golfer Tiger Woods, were all also referred to as the GOATs back in the day.

1. Lionel Messi (PSG)

1. Lionel Messi. Who else? Lionel Messi is the best player of his generation.

1. Kevin De Bruyne. Kevin De Bruyne tops our list of best midfielders in the world at the moment. The Belgium and Manchester City star is considered the best attacking midfielder in world football.

Argentina's Lionel Messi and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo light up the 'GOAT' debate in the modern era. Their dueling careers atop the world game make fans born in the 1990s and 2000s believe that these two are, by far, the greatest soccer players of all time.

A survey of footballers past and present has revealed that a majority believe Cristiano Ronaldo has enjoyed a better career than Lionel Messi.

Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the active player with most hat-tricks. Lionel Messi has scored 56 hat-tricks in his career for Barcelona and Argentina.

Who has the most assist in football history?

Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi has provided the most assists in football. The Argentina captain has tallied 377 assists in his record-breaking career for club and country.

Excluding penalties, Ronaldo has only 27 hat-tricks in his professional career.

Lionel Messi is the best dribbler in FIFA 22, with the Paris Saint-Germain star receiving a rating of 95 for pace.

Messi edges the tackling stats, making 0.65 tackles per 90 minutes, compared to Ronaldo's 0.38.

The world record for the longest penalty shoot-out in a professional football game happened back in 2005 when KK Palace and The Civics clashed in the Namibian Cup. After a 2-2 draw in the regulation time and no winner was found after the extra time, the winner was decided after a marathon 48-kick penalty shootout.

1. Neymar Jr (Penalty Rating - 93) Neymar Jr tops the list of best penalty takers in FIFA 22 with a scintillating rating of 93.

NFL star Ndamukong Suh has not missed a game to injury in his entire 12-year NFL career. The 35-year-old, 315 lb player maintains his durability through a strict lifestyle.

Karim Benzema

He has played 413 games for the club and due to his beautiful style of play has not received a red card till now.

Who is the king of world football?

Pele, the legendary Brazilian footballer, is considered the football god of all time. No player has won more world cups (3) than him.

Most goals in a single league (Pele)

In a report from the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics), it emerged that Pele scored 1281 goals in 1363 games. These did include unofficial games, though. So to be more accurate, Pele's league goal tally comes to around 650 goals in 694 games.

The answer is that Brannagan's achievement in Oxford's 7-2 win at Gillingham last month was unique. The 25-year-old midfielder became the first player in the 138-year history of the division to score four penalties in the same game.

In a nail-biting finish, the final of the 2005 Namibian Cup had to be settled by a record-breaking 48 penalty kicks, with KK Palace holding their nerve to defeat the Civics 17–16 following a 2–2 draw in normal time.

Unsurprisingly, Premier League record goalscorer Alan Shearer is the player with the most penalty goals in the competition (56), having also taken the most in the Premier League (67). Frank Lampard (43), Steven Gerrard (32), Harry Kane (30) and Mark Noble (28) follow Shearer in the Premier League penalty goal rankings.

Lionel Messi is easily the best dribbler in the world. His ball control and ability to drive past defenders are beyond outstanding.

On August 13, it was then Mbappe who stepped up to take PSG's first penalty in Ligue 1 for the 2022-23 season.

As per Pro Football Reference, 73 games in pro football history have ended in a 0-0 tie. However, the last time that took place was almost 80 years ago, meaning there's been no scoreless ties in the Super Bowl era.

So why has No. 0 suddenly surfaced as a choice for players? It's due to a recommendation in February by the NCAA Football Rules Committee in response to the “popularity of single-digit numbers.”

Detroit was the first non-expansion team to lose every game in a full season since World War II. This was their second winless season in franchise history (1942, see below).