World Cup champions-
Last year was a “golden year” for all Messi fans as Argentina won its 3rd World Cup after so many years. With their relentless efforts and unified efforts, Argentina leaded by Lionel Messi gave a powerful performance and broke many records to stand at the pinnacle of the football world.
In 2022, he conquered the world cup , winning it for the first time in his life – and also Argentina’s first since 1986.
With many others guessing Argentina’ s next move, it’s star player, Lionel Messi has already made a new record in the friendly match against Panama in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 23, 2023.
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A Minute-Cutting Match
The whole of Buenos Aires was in a frenzy of Lionel Messi-mania as Argentina played in a triumphant 2-0 win over Panama in a celebration match to honor their World Cup victory last December. The “WORLD CHAMPIONS RULED THE GAME”, refusing to even let a goal through until the 78th minutes until Thiago Almada delivered a stunning strike from the free kick sent in by Messi, smashing it off the goal post!
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No more than 10 minutes later, Messi had scored the incredible 800th goal of his professional career with an absolutely perfect free kick! Now, he is just one goal away from a monumental 100-goal feat for the national squad!
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A New Record for Messi!
Messi is only the second ever player to have achieved 800 goals, with Ronaldo holding the title of the all-time record holder of career goals (830).
- At the age of 35, he keeps on creating new milestones for the upcoming generation and not only does he have high hopes for himself but also everyone admires him and believe that he will keep going forward with an unbreakable streak.
- No other player has ever reached 800 goals apart from the two world-renowned footballers.
A Humble Speech after Winning
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The celebrations were in full swing after the match, with Messi taking pride of place as his eyes were sparkling with joy whilst receiving awards and commendations.
- “I want to thank you for all the love we’ve been receiving . . . We told you we were going to do everything possible to win this,” Messi told. “Let’s enjoy this because we went a long time without winning it, and we don’t know when we’ll win it again.
- “Let’s keep doing what we are doing and enjoy this, because we have been waiting a long time to win it again. Let’s enjoy the third star.”
An emotional Scaloni also added: “Eternal gratitude to these players. Football belongs to them, and without them we wouldn’t have won the World Cup.
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MARADONA’S FOOTSTEPS: MESSI’S INCREDIBLE CAREER
At the age of 35, Lionel Messi has achieved nothing short of extraordinary. After the first 17 years of his senior career with boyhood club Barcelona, the Argentine has broken all club records by achieving a remarkable 672 goals in 778 appearances. His 474 La Liga goals remains paramount for Spain’s top division.
Having transferred to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, Messi has proved his brilliance by netting 30 goals for the French Champions. His successes reach farther as he has also scored an astonishing 98 goals for his homeland Argentina, including lifting the World Cup for the first time with seven goals in Qatar. His achievements have been recognised 7 times as the “FIFA Men’s Player” of the Year – an extraordinary feat.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s New Record
On the same night, Lionel Messi reached a major milestone, yet Cristiano Ronaldo accomplished something quite epic of his own, setting a world record upon appearing for Portugal in his 197th match, making him the most famous caped footballer in global history.
-He dominated Kuwait’s Bader Al-Mutawa and celebrated his world record with a double against Liechtenstein, scoring a penalty and a free-kick to seal the win.
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