Michel Platini is a select footballer known for his direct free-kick ability .
Select players known for their extraordinary skill in this special form of kicking ability have been Steven Gerrard , Mehmet Scholl , Didier Drogba , Cristiano Ronaldo , Ronald Koeman , Zico , Johan Neeskens , Pierre van Hooijdonk , Andrea Pirlo , Roberto Carlos , Juninho , Marcos Assunção , Shunsuke Nakamura , Rivaldo , Rogério Ceni , Alessandro Del Piero , Wesley Sneijder , Sebastian Larsson , Juan Román Riquelme , David Beckham , Zinedine Zidane , Ronaldinho , Sejad Salihović , Nolberto Solano , Siniša Mihajlović , Lionel Messi , Alvaro Recoba , Marcelinho Carioca , José Luis Chilavert , Diego Maradona and Michel Platini .