Roberto Carlos on THAT goal in 1997: "I was aiming for the ‘A’ in La Poste... but it went miles away from that!"

Roberto Carlos

Roberto Carlos is thinking. Hard. The legendary left-back scored two of the most memorable goals in history – a banana free-kick against France and ‘El Gol Impossible’ for Real Madrid against Tenerife, whacked home basically from the corner flag – and FFT wants to know which is better.

“It’s got to the be the free-kick against France,” ht eventually responds, that trademark smile enveloping his face. “That was more spectacular, even if the goal against Tenerife was more difficult.”

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Andrew Murray is a freelance journalist, who regularly contributes to both the FourFourTwo magazine and website. Formerly a senior staff writer at FFT and a fluent Spanish speaker, he has interviewed major names such as Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Sergio Aguero and Xavi. He was also named PPA New Consumer Journalist of the Year 2015.