Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse has revealed his goal of breaking David Beckham's record of goals scored from direct free kicks, as well as one day meeting the former Manchester United number seven.
With Beckham's tally of 18 the current benchmark in terms of free-kick goals in the Premier League, Ward-Prowse in now just seven short of the record with 11, one behind the joint second place pairing of Gianfranco Zola and Thierry Henry.
The Saints captain delightfully found the net at Selhurst Park last week to mark his third Premier League strike of the season, with Southampton currently 15th having played 17 games so far.
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