Roberto Carlos is one of the best free-kick takers in football history.His goals went viral years before YouTube and other streaming services and social media due to their stunning style and accuracy.However, years have passed since he hung his boots and is now on the verge of a new, highly awkward assignment.It’s no wonder then that a pub team in Shropshire could hardly believe it when they learned the World Cup-winning full-back would play for them in a Sunday league match.##EDITORS_CHOICE##The ‘Bull In The Barne’ pub in England county of Shropshire won the services of Carlos – now 48 – in a ‘dream transfer raffle’ on eBay, meaning he will appear as a substitute at one of their Shrewsbury & District games in February.”You pay five pounds to enter the raffle for a chance to have a pro sign for your team. One of our lads said in a group chat, ‘let’s just give it a go’ and we ended up winning it,” striker and club secretary Matthew Brown told BBC Radio Shropshire.”On Friday afternoon, our manager, Ed Speller, sent a message to say we won the competition, and none of us believed him. We thought he had us on.”I went out on Friday night and woke up with a bit of a sore head on Saturday, and I had messages from people saying ‘is it true about Roberto Carlos?’ and at that point, I was thinking ‘it can’t have happened, it’s just a dream.”Dele All-in for Everton! Two former England midfielders arrive – one to manage, the other to playMost of the ‘Bull In The Barne’ team are of a similar age and grew up watching Carlos’ exploits.”He’s probably one of the best left-backs the world has ever seen,” Brown said.”One of our lads decided a couple of weeks ago that he wasn’t fit enough to do it anymore and retired, but he’s regretting his decision now, I think.Auba’s January is worse than yours: Talks with Barca break down!Communication between the star signing and his new teammates shouldn’t be a problem.”I think he can speak English; eBay released a couple of videos – but I don’t know if he’ll understand the Shropshire accent,” Brown joked.PSG – NICESo, what will happen if ‘Bull In The Barne’ are awarded a free kick in the other’s team’s half? Presumably, they will just hand him the ball? Maybe not.”We’ve got a couple of lads who want to show him what they can do first,” Brown added.
