Astonishing. Ronaldo’s lone free-kick goal in a major international competition came on June 15, 2018, when he scored one in the 3-3 draw against Spain in the Russia 2018 World Cup group stage.

For context, Beckham has scored one more free-kick than Ronaldo, although CR7 still has time to tie level with Beckham’s record yet. In the case of Messi, he’s scored 68 free-kicks as of ...