Welcome to FTW Explains: a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Are you wondering what a free kick is in the NFL? We got you covered. At the end of the first ...

The Tennessee Titans beat the Miami Dolphins 31-12 on Monday Night Football in Week 4. Miami briefly had the ball down 10 with 2:33 remaining, but Tyler Huntley was called for intentional grounding in ...

You never know what you’re going to see on the football field, and Thursday night’s Chargers-Broncos was no different. In fact, the Chargers completed something that hadn’t been done in an NFL game in ...

The Los Angeles Chargers line up for a rare fair catch kick against the Denver Broncos. / @NFL Cameron Dicker and the Los Angeles Chargers made NFL history on Thursday night when they converted the ...

Al Michaels wasn’t the only one a slight bit confused. The longtime NFL broadcaster was on the call Thursday night when Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh sent out a portion of the field goal unit for a free ...

The Chargers and kicker Cameron Dicker made NFL history against the Denver Broncos on Thursday night, earning three points at the end of the first half with the successful execution of a rare ...

Neymar used a STOP in the free kick and, even without a goal, the play went viral on social media and sparked a debate. After ...

Neymar almost scored the best and most inventive free-kick you’re ever likely to see during a substitute appearance for ...

A lesser-known Beckham accolade is that he holds the Premier League record for most goals from a direct free-kick (18). There ...

Let’s start with a quick quiz question. Aside from Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is the Liverpool player to most recently score from a direct free kick in the Premier League? I’ll give you a clue. It ...

Just when you think you’ve seen everything that football has to offer, along come Ipswich Town. Amid another morale-sapping defeat that all but sealed their relegation from the Premier League, Ipswich ...