Lionel Messi has scored over 800 goals in his brilliant career but he's never scored directly from a corner – or what football enthusiasts call an Olimpico.
But there's someone who's pulled it off this week. Pep Guardiola calls him the best free-kick taker in the world. It's James Ward-Prowse.
The Englishman scored directly from a corner to help secure a 2-1 win for West Ham against Wolves in the Premier League Matchday 32 fixture.
Scoring an Olimpico is a stuff of dreams only the best set-piece specialists could pull off. While Messi is up there among them, even he failed to hit the bull's eye the last time he tried.
However, being excellent at set pieces doesn't catapult a player to legendary status. Ward-Prowse, for instance, rarely ever gets invited to play for the England national team, whereas he's considered a dead ball specialist.
