They say that records in soccer are meant to be broken and Lionel Messi is very close to becoming the top free-kick scorer in the history of soccer.
But what does the Argentine star lack to be the best free-kick taker in world soccer?
What does Lionel Messi need to become the top free-kick scorer in football history?
With the goal he scored from a free kick, Lionel Messi reached 69 goals from set pieces and is just nine goals behind Brazilian Marcelinho Carioca, who scored 78 free kick goals to become the top scorer in the history of soccer in this way. Before reaching or surpassing Marcelinho Carioca, Lionel Messi has ahead of him Juninho Pernambucano (72 goals) and Roberto Dinamite (75 goals).
Another brace for Lionel Messi in Major League Soccer (MLS)
Lionel Messi scored another brace on Saturday night, July 19, 2015, in Inter Miami’s 5-1 victory over New York Red Bulls. It was his sixth brace in his last seven games to reach 18 in the current MLS season and 874 lifetime goals in 1,113 career games so far.
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