I'll share free kicks with Beckham says Roberto Carlos

Real Madrid free kick specialist Roberto Carlos says he will share the dead ball duties with new arrival David Beckham.

"Beckham is going to take the free kicks closer to the goal and I'm going to take them a little bit farther out," the Brazilian defender told reporters at the team's training camp in southwestern China.

The left back is known worldwide for his fierce free kicks and almost as famous for his failure to turn them into goals.

However, he recognises that it is a problem Beckham does not suffer from.

"He is the most skilful free kick-taker in the world," Carlos said of the England captain.