Football players participate in one of the most debilitating sports in the world and strong legs are one of the necessary conditions for the success of their career. All famous football players can boast a pretty powerful blow, but some of them can hit the ball so hard that it will fly at the speed of a car rushing along the highway - 150 kilometers per hour or even faster.
Arrange your legs more comfortably, and we will tell you about who owns the most powerful blow in football.
Winner of the strongest blow in football
When the Brazilian national team coach was asked what striker Hulk adds to the team, he answered shortly and succinctly: “Force». «He gives us more power”, Mano Menezes added with a grin about the man nicknamed after the comic book superhero. Despite the fact that 31-year-old Givanildo Vieira de Souza is not one of the most popular Brazilian football stars, he continues to work hard to silence his critics and prove his worth to fans.
He received the nickname "Hulk" as a child. As the footballer explains, he really liked this superhero, and his father still calls him that nickname.
«I am big and strong”, Says the Hulk himself, who is more like a rugby player or NFL defender. "And I use this power when I'm on the field to help my team».
The biggest hit in football history The Hulk committed, playing for the Portuguese club “Porto” against the Donetsk team “Shakhtar”. In September 2011, during a Champions League match, the Brazilian hit the ball so hard that at some point he flew at a speed of 214 km / h. And all this from a distance of only 34 meters.
The goal of Shakhtar was defended by goalkeeper of the Ukrainian national team Andriy Pyatov. But what could he do against a shot that nearly knocked out the net?
The incredible Hulk scored another space goal, playing for the Russian club Zenit. In the match against Amkar, the ball sent by the Brazilian to the opponents' goal accelerated to 176 km / h.
Currently, the Brazilian plays for the Chinese team Shanghai SIPG and earns about 21.4 million dollars a year. The amount of his transfer from Zenit to the Chinese club amounted to 55.8 million euros. This is a record for the Russian Premier League.
The most powerful kickers
- Hulk (Shanghai SIPG Club) - 214 km / h.
- Ronnie Eberson (Fortaleza) - 210 km / h
- Lukas Podolski (completed his career) - 202 km / h.
- Roberto Carlos (completed his career) - 198 km / h.
- Stephen Reed (retired) - 189 km / h
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - 186 km / h.
- Wayne Rooney (Everton) - 180 km / h.
- Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 179 km / h.
- Paul Scholes (completed his career) - 170 km / h.
- Alex Rodrigo Diaz da Costa (completed his career) - 165 km / h.
Although the most powerful hit in football so far belongs to the Hulk, the furthest hit in football was not scored by the mighty Brazilian. This achievement belongs to the goalkeeper of Stoke City, Asmir Begovic. During the English Premier League match (2013–2014 season), the ball sent by Asmir Begovic covered a distance of 91.9 meters and flew into the goal of Southampton.
And the most spectacular and beautiful shots were made by Roberto Carlos. His free-kick at the 1997 World Cup, in the Brazil-France match, became one of the sports legends. Fabien Barthez, the goalkeeper of the French national team, just stood and watched the ball fly into his goal in an inconceivable arc.
