Greece vs England · 2001

Bend it like
Beckham.

Every freekick is a physics problem: gravity pulls down, drag bleeds speed, and spin generates the Magnus force that bends the ball mid-air. See it, then simulate it.

Real footage

93rd-minute equalizer vs Greece, Old Trafford.

Live Desmos model

Top-down trajectory — updates as you tune the sliders below.

Build your own freekick

Tune speed, angle and spin. Watch the Magnus effect bend it.

36.0 m/s
16.0 °
-8.0 °
10.0 rev/s
15.0 °
27.0 m
GOAL — ball crossed within the frame