Five Lionel Messi Records Cristiano Ronaldo Is Unlikely to Surpass
Lionel Messi holds several major records that underline his extraordinary career for Barcelona and Argentina. The debate over whether he or Cristiano Ronaldo is football’s greatest player continues, but these numbers remain difficult to challenge. Messi scored 91 goals in the 2012 calendar year, has 474 La Liga goals, and has won the Ballon d’Or eight times. He also scored 672 goals for Barcelona, the highest total for a single club in the modern era. Another landmark is his 36 hat-tricks in Europe’s top five leagues. Ronaldo remains the all-time leading men’s international goalscorer and one of football’s greatest scorers, but Messi’s records in Spain and individual awards set a demanding benchmark for any player.
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