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VIDEO: Gareth Bale shows us how to take the perfect Knuckleball free-kick

Published 15:13 8 Dec 2014 GMT

Updated 17:16 8 Dec 2014 GMT

Darragh Murphy
VIDEO: Gareth Bale shows us how to take the perfect Knuckleball free-kick

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There are fewer more frightful sights for goalkeepers than that of Gareth Bale standing over a free-kick.

The Real Madrid forward has an uncanny talent of hitting the ball flat, with the top of his foot, and getting it to change direction mid-air. Here, the Welsh international reveals the secret technique to us so that we too may wrongfoot La Liga's goalkeepers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdoi0N7khs

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