Lionel Messi's soccer career: Stats, trophies, honors

Lionel Messi is the most decorated player in the history of the world's most popular sport. The Argentine superstar has ...

Who has scored the most goals in a calendar year? From Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to Muller and Pele

Who has scored the most goals in a single calendar year? A record not officially recognised by FIFA, there are names who have made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for scoring the most number ...

Kylian Mbappe matches Cristiano Ronaldo’s 59 calendar-year goals: What is Lionel Messi’s record?

Kylian Mbappe matched Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of 59 goals in a single calendar year with Real Madrid, which led to ...

Mbappé joins CR7 and Messi: top 10 scorers in a year

The year 2025 gifted us with new records and countless goals, with some players truly making a splash. One standout? Kylian ...
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What is the best goal that Lionel Messi has ever scored?

Lionel Messi, in many people’s eyes the greatest footballer of all time, has scored 860 goals for club and country in a career spanning more than 20 years. A lot of these goals have been good, a fair ...