Footballers participate in one of the most grueling sports in the world, and strong legs are a prerequisite for a successful career. All famous footballers can boast a fairly powerful kick, but some of them can hit the ball so hard that it flies as fast as a car speeding down the highway - 150 kilometers per hour and even faster.
Get your feet comfortable and we'll tell you who has the most powerful kick in football.
Hulk is the owner of the most powerful hit on the ball
When the coach of the Brazilian national team was asked what forward Hulk adds to the team, he answered briefly and succinctly: “Strength". "It gives us more power." Mano Menezes added with a grin about the man named after the comic book superhero. Although 31-year-old Givanildo Vieira de Sousa is not one of Brazil's most popular soccer stars, he continues to work hard to silence his critics and prove his worth to fans.
He got the nickname "Hulk" when he was a child. As the footballer explains, he really liked this superhero, and his father still calls him by this nickname.
«I am big and strong"," says Hulk himself, who looks more like a rugby player or an NFL quarterback.And I use that power when I'm on the field to help my team.".
The hardest hit in football history Hulk did it while playing for Portuguese club Porto against Donetsk team Shakhtar. In September 2011, during a Champions League match, the Brazilian hit the ball so hard that at one point it was flying at a speed of 214 km/h. And all this from a distance of just 34 meters.
Shakhtar's goal was defended by the Ukrainian national team's goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov. But what could he do against such a shot that almost knocked the net out of the goal?
Another cosmic goal was scored by the incredible Hulk while playing for the Russian club Zenit. In a match against Amkar, the ball sent by the Brazilian into the opponents' goal accelerated to 176 km/h.
The Brazilian currently plays for the Chinese team Shanghai SIPG and earns around $21.4 million a year. His transfer from Zenit to the Chinese club was worth €55.8 million. This is a record for the Russian Premier League.
10 Footballers With the Hardest Kicks
- Hulk (Shanghai SIPG club) - 214 km/h.
- Ronnie Eberson (Fortaleza) - 210 km/h
- Lukasz Podolski (retired) – 202 km/h.
- Roberto Carlos (retired) - 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 (retired) - 170 km/h.
- Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa (retired) – 165 km/h.
Although the most powerful shot in football so far belongs to Hulk, the longest shot in football was not scored by the mighty Brazilian. That achievement belongs to Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic. During an English Premier League match (season 2013-2014), the ball sent by Asmir Begovic traveled a distance of 91.9 meters and flew into the goal of Southampton.
And the most spectacular and beautiful strikes were made by Roberto Carlos. His free kick, at the 1997 World Cup, in the match "Brazil-France", became one of the legends of the sport. Fabien Barthez, the goalkeeper of the French team, simply stood and watched as the ball flew into his goal in an unimaginable arc.
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