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On 8 December, Messi scored two free kicks – his ninth and tenth goals from set pieces during the calendar year – in a 4–0 away win over Derbi barceloní rivals Espanyol in La Liga; this was the first time ever that he had managed such a feat in the league. His first goal was also his 10th league goal of the season, making him the first ...
Messi was among Time ' s 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, 2012, and 2023. In 2020 and 2023, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, the first team-sport athlete to win it. In 2023, Messi was named Time's Athlete of the Year, and in the following year was bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the UEFA Champions league all-time top goalscorer with 140 goals while Messi is second with 129 to his name. [177] The pair had broken each other's record over the course of 2015, after Messi surpassed the previous recordholder, Raúl , in November 2014. [ 178 ]
Lionel Messi, the player with the most official goals in a single year, scoring 91 goals in 2012. Most goals scored in a calendar year: 91 – Lionel Messi , 2012 [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ note 11 ] Most goals scored in a football season: 107 – Ernst Wilimowski , 1940–41 [ 28 ]
Suárez then fed a charging Messi with a touch pass and he beat New York goalkeeper Carlos Coronel with a shot from 15 yards. Rojas made it 3-1 with his second goal in the 62nd minute on an assist from Messi. The 28-year-old Rojas joined Inter Miami on April 23 and entered the match to start the second half.
Most goals scored in a calendar year: 18 – Lionel Messi in 2022 [10] Most direct free kick goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 11 – Lionel Messi Most FIFA World Cup tournaments scored in: 4 – Lionel Messi in 2006 , 2014 , 2018 and 2022
More than 11 million fans have attended Major League Soccer matches this year, breaking the regular season attendance record.. With 16 games still remaining before the start of the MLS Cup ...
He currently sits as the second-highest international goalscorer of all time after scoring against Canada in the 2024 Copa América semi-final. [6] Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary on 17 August 2005, [7] and scored his first international goal the following year in his sixth appearance, against Croatia. [1]