In anticipation of the upcoming World Cup, BP Castrol Japan has created a "free-kick" machine that can smash a soccer ball faster than Cristiano Ronaldo.
The motorised behemoth, nicknamed Ichi-Go, can apparently strike a soccer ball of 200km per hour - compared to around 130km by the Real Madrid ace.
The machine will be demonstrated at sporting events across Japan this year in the run-up to the World Cup in South Africa.
However, actual soccer players won't use it in training, partly for safety reasons.
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The motorised behemoth, nicknamed Ichi-Go, can apparently strike a soccer ball of 200km per hour - compared to around 130km by the Real Madrid ace.
Charles Postles, chairman of BP Castrol Japan, told Sky News: "Cristiano Ronaldo kicks at about 130 kilometres per hour and this machine manages to get up over 200 kilometres per hour, so a new world record."
The machine will be demonstrated at sporting events across Japan this year in the run-up to the World Cup in South Africa.
However, actual soccer players won't use it in training, partly for safety reasons.
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