Messi Breaks Pele’s Goal Scoring Record, Now Second Highest in A Season
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Posted On Nov 12, 2012
The long held record of 75 goals in one calendar year scored by legendary Brazilian international star, Pele has been broken by Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
Pele who has been the second person to have scored such number of goals in a season was in second place behind Gerd Muller, who netted 85 times for Bayern Munich and West Germany during just 60 games in 1972.
However, the 25-year-old Argentine is now only chasing down the legendary forward thanks to a double against Mallorca on Sunday.
His first came on the stroke of half-time in fortuitous style, squeezing a shot under Dudu Aouate to make it 2-0 to the Blaugrana.
After the break, Barca faced a fight-back from Mallorca, but Messi was there to make it 4-2 in fantastic fashion, combining well with Alexis, before scoring a stunning goal.
Messi has managed his 76 goals in just 59 appearances. Consequently, the three-time Ballon d’Or winner is the running to land the prestigious award for a fourth consecutive year.
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