Football legend Roberto Carlos hosts kick-off competition at Bluewater

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On the first birthday of Bluewater's football entertainment dome, Ballerz, the former Brazillian international inspired fans to recreate his famous goal against France in 1997. Bartholomew Hall reports.

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00:00It was the free kick that defied the laws of physics.

00:12Roberto Carlos' famous goal against France in the 1997 tournois has stuck with football

00:18fans for generations.

00:20Now on a visit to Bluewater's Ballers Dome, the former Brazilian international has been

00:24inspiring youngsters who've been taking on a challenge to recreate that famous kick.

00:31The pitch was even set up to recreate that moment with French keeper Fabien Barthez standing

00:37ready to be shocked once again.

00:41With some more successful than others, everyone hung around for a selfie and of course to get

00:45a few autographs signed.

00:47It's important to have a space like this where the kids learn to shoot, learn to position

00:55themselves.

00:56In my case, it's more shooting.

00:57They were good.

00:58The score was very high and it's good that they took advantage of it.

01:03They concentrated on where the ball was going to be.

01:06So, for me, it was a very important day.

01:08Well, I absolutely know Roberto Carlos before.

01:13I'll be honest, I haven't played football in about 10 years.

01:16But we'll give it my best shot now.

01:23Right into the keeper's face.

01:25So Mr Barthez might have claimed my goal today, but for those fans who lined up to meet Roberto,

01:31this is what it meant to them.

01:32Bro, it's crazy.

01:33I met him in 2017, innit?

01:34But it wasn't really a meeting like that, it was normal.

01:36I was behind a barrier.

01:39So to actually meet him, the legend that he is, yeah, it's a blessing, I can't lie.

01:43Legacy, World Cup winner, Champions League winner, you name it, he's done it.

01:46So it was good to see him, good to get something signed by him as well.

01:50He said he was the first Federer fan that was here today as well, so it's a bit of a bonus

01:53for me being the only one there.

01:55So Roberto Carlos is my hero growing up and the chance to meet him, like we said, it was

01:59much in a lifetime.

02:00It was nice meeting Roberto Carlos.

02:02I loved it.

02:03The event was to celebrate the first birthday of Blue Walters dedicated football entertainment

02:09dome, Ballers, which Roberto is an ambassador for, alongside other icons Rio Ferdinand and

02:14Bobby Zamora.

02:15So it seems even with more than 600 career matches under his belt for the likes of Inter

02:21Milan, Real Madrid and of course Brazil, it might just be Roberto Carlos' appearance here

02:26at Ballers that sticks with some of these fans a little bit longer.

02:29Bartholomew Hall for KMTV at Blue Walter.

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