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Are you sure he was targeting the goalpost? Maybe it was a failed cross that just gone lucky. Happened to me, too.

while it is possible it was a bad cross, he's definitely capable of ridiculous shots. Here's another one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5XpXU8TBoo

Roberto Carlos' strategy was to hammer his shots as hard as possible and cross his fingers as regards accuracy or a lucky deflection.

Another example, with one of the most hilarious pieces of commentary I've ever heard:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW2d-QrnFgA

An (unscientific) study was conducted by one of the UK Sunday newspapers a few years back regarding footballers (soccer players) intellect. The conclusion was that the reason some players are so gifted on the pitch is that they are quite, ah, dense off it. Reading some quotes from some famous players seemed to back that theory up.

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