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- ... that Roberto Carlos's famous 1997 free kick against France was so
physically improbable that physicists published a paper attempting to explain its trajectory?
- ... that Alexander Isak's strike against Liverpool in 2024–25 was
clocked at over 108 km/h, making it the most powerful recorded shot in Premier League history that season?
- ... that Omar Marmoush won the Premier League Goal of the Season
in his debut season in England?
- ... that the FIFA Puskás Award, given annually for the world's best
goal, is named after Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskás, who never scored a screamer famous enough to win his own award?
- ... that Gareth Bale's iconic Copa del Rey final goal in 2014 is
widely considered one of the greatest, despite being a run rather than a traditional long-range screamer?
- ... that Vincent Kompany's screamer against Leicester in 2019 was so
unexpected that his own teammates tried to stop him from shooting?
- ... that Jhon Durán scored multiple long-range screamers for
Aston Villa before turning 21, earning a transfer to Al-Nassr worth over £70 million?