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#6 Diego Maradona - 62 goals
While Diego Maradona might be more famous as the scorer of the 'goal of the century' and the 'hand of God' incident, his controversies take nothing away from the fact that he remains one of the very best to have graced a football field.
Close control, wonderful technique and great vision, Maradona was the precursor to Lionel Messi and they bear similarities in more ways than one, from their body build and stature to playing pattern.
In total, Maradona scored 344 goals throughout his illustrious career, of which 62 were scored from direct free kicks.
#5 David Beckham - 65 goals
The modern day poster boy of British football, David Beckham courted world attention and press coverage due to his boyish good looks, charismatic charm and marriage to former spice girl 'Posh'.
However, all these should take nothing away from the fact that he was an extremely wonderful footballer in his own right and was voted runner up in the 1999 Ballon d'Or as well as 2001 FIFA World Best Player awards.
Beckham made a name for himself with his trademark crossing and set piece accuracy and nowhere was this more evident than in the fact that it gave birth to a movie 'Bend it like Beckham' based on his dipping 'banana curve' free kicks.
He established himself as a bonafide global superstar at Manchester United and went on to represent Real Madrid, AC Milan, PSG and Los Angeles before retiring. Upon retirement, he started his own football club in addition to numerous other businesses which he operates.
