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David Beckham: 20-year anniversary of iconic free-kick that sent England to 2002 World Cup - BBC Sport
![England's captain David Beckham scores the second goal with a free kick during the World Cup European Qualifying Group Nine game at the Olympic Stadium Athens Stock Photo - Alamy England's captain David Beckham scores the second goal with a free kick during the World Cup European Qualifying Group Nine game at the Olympic Stadium Athens Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D31TM0/englands-captain-david-beckham-scores-the-second-goal-with-a-free-kick-during-the-world-cup-european-qualifying-group-nine-game-at-the-olympic-stadium-athens-2D31TM0.jpg)
England's captain David Beckham scores the second goal with a free kick during the World Cup European Qualifying Group Nine game at the Olympic Stadium Athens Stock Photo - Alamy
![Manchester United's David Beckham (left) curls in a free kick over the Fulham wall to level the scores at 1-1 during the FA Barclaycard Premiership game at Old Trafford, Manchester Stock Photo - Manchester United's David Beckham (left) curls in a free kick over the Fulham wall to level the scores at 1-1 during the FA Barclaycard Premiership game at Old Trafford, Manchester Stock Photo -](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D324PF/manchester-uniteds-david-beckham-left-curls-in-a-free-kick-over-the-fulham-wall-to-level-the-scores-at-1-1-during-the-fa-barclaycard-premiership-game-at-old-trafford-manchester-2D324PF.jpg)
Manchester United's David Beckham (left) curls in a free kick over the Fulham wall to level the scores at 1-1 during the FA Barclaycard Premiership game at Old Trafford, Manchester Stock Photo -
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What David Beckham told Teddy Sheringham before scoring THAT free-kick to send England into 2002 World Cup exactly 21 years ago | talkSPORT
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David Beckham was not meant to take free-kick against Greece, admits Sven Goran Eriksson - Daily Star
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The secret to Beckham's free kick success? Kicking the Care Bears in his sister's room | Daily Mail Online
![Lionel Messi just 11th top free-kick scorer in history behind likes of David Beckham, Ronaldinho and Maradona | The Sun Lionel Messi just 11th top free-kick scorer in history behind likes of David Beckham, Ronaldinho and Maradona | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sport-preview-kick.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1)
Lionel Messi just 11th top free-kick scorer in history behind likes of David Beckham, Ronaldinho and Maradona | The Sun
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The art of free-kick taking: Sebastian Larsson on being a set-piece specialist, copying Beckham and why Messi is a better free-kick taker than Ronaldo | The Independent | The Independent
![Watch Romeo Beckham score stunning Inter Miami free kick as he proves he's chip off the old block - Daily Record Watch Romeo Beckham score stunning Inter Miami free kick as he proves he's chip off the old block - Daily Record](https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article27447632.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200b/0_Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-082648.png)