There’s never been anyone better. For Juninho Pernambucano, the art of free-kick taking was a science, and one that Ligue 1 was fortunate enough to witness for eight years. The ‘little king of Sao ...

Juninho Pernambucano turned free kicks into near-certainties and built a career around a weapon no goalkeeper could read.

The storied footballing journey of Juninho Pernambucano began back in 1993 when the Brazilian midfielder ran onto the field for this first time in the colours of his hometown club, Sport Recife. It ...

Juninho Pernambucano, arguably the greatest free-kick taker of all time, has announced his retirement from football at the age of 39. The decision was revealed by Roberto Dinamite—president of Vasco ...

Few things in football match the pageantry of an attacking free-kick. When a foul is made less than 40 yards from goal, pomp and circumstance takes over. Goalkeepers bark orders and organise defenders ...

On Wednesday, the New York Red Bulls announced that the club has parted ways with Brazilian midfielder Juninho Pernambucano by mutual consent after he signed with the club a little more than six ...

Was there a finer sight in the Champions League this week than Juninho Pernambucano's gorgeous free-kick for Lyon? Not, obviously, for Barcelona's Víctor Valdés, who finished runner-up in the ...

Who is the greatest free-kick taker of all time? It is an almost impossible question to answer, with candidates such as David Beckham, Andrea Pirlo and Zico all justifiable contenders for the crown.

The former Lyon midfielder on racism, his country’s unravelling under Jair Bolsonaro and how Brazilians are taught to think only about money Like so many other footballers and former professionals, ...

The legendary Brazilian transformed Lyon during a stay that brought the great 'knuckleball' to the wider world There’s never been anyone better. For Juninho Pernambucano, the art of free-kick taking ...