Among the many entertaining anecdotes in Andrea Pirlo’s autobiography, I Think Therefore I Play, one of the most colourful relates to his mastery of free-kicks. The Italy midfielder devotes an ...

At 45 years old, Andrea Pirlo showed why he is still regarded as one of the best free-kick takers in football history. As the match progressed, the Milan Glorie had already conceded five goals ...

Pirlo scored just eight goals off free-kicks in a decade with Milan; he has scored 12 in just three seasons with Juventus. And many of the goals were winners in very close games.

Pirlo was capable of both curling in a free-kick with his instep, as well as the Juninho-style swerving effort. A fine example of the latter came at Cagliari in 2007, sealing a late 2-1 win for Milan.

“At the moment the three best free-kick takers in the world are Lionel Messi, Miralem Pjanic and Paulo Dybala,” Pirlo told Goal. “All three of them take free-kicks very well.” ...

Andrea Pirlo unfurled this trademark free kick Sunday in Juventus’ derby with cross-city rival Torino. The 35-year-old could probably pull off goals like this, thanks to muscle memory, well into ...

Andrea Pirlo reveals the secrets behind his free-kicks - “I’d tell myself it was impossible not to score”. The Italian shares the Serie A ...

Pirlo made 116 appearances for Italy and won the World Cup with them in 2006. Pirlo's passing and creativity ensured he stood out on the pitch, with his free-kick technique also a sight to behold ...

Andrea Pirlo couldn’t do much better for his 100 th career appearance than this perfect free kick in the 27 th minute of Italy’s Confederation’s Cup match against Mexico. (Video via ...

Making his 100th appearance for Italy at Brazil's iconic Maracana Stadium, Andrea Pirlo opened the scoring in his side's Confederations Cup opener against Mexico in glorious fashion.

"I've watched Pirlo taking free kicks and he makes it look so easy," Eriksen said. "When he's there [over the ball] he knows what to do. "But everybody has a different position of doing it.

Legendary set-piece specialist Andrea Pirlo has revealed who he believes are the three best free-kick takers in world football today. The Italian maestro is widely regarded as one of the best of ...