Messi also set a record in 2016 for the most goals scored by a substitute in a Copa America match, bagging a hat-trick against Panama after coming on in the 61st minute. This article may require copy editing for the language which is currently used is often unencyclopaedic i.

The pair are the only players ever to score over 100 times, with Ronaldo being the world’s first player to score 100 goals in Champions League tournaments. The first player from outside Great Britain to break the record was Bernabé Ferreyra, a player known as La Fiera for his powerful shot. Ronaldo has topped Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes three times: in 2016, 2017, and 2023. Longest headed goal ever scoredIn 2011, Norwegian footballer Jone Samuelsen scored a header from 58.

Most goals in a Champions League season by an individual – 17, during the 2013/14 season, breaking Messi’s 2011/12 record of 14. Mrs Ronaldo in record transfer Archived 4 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport 12 September 2002. Barcelona’s Lionel Messi ended 2012 with 91 goals, surpassing the previous best of 85 set by Germany and Bayern Munich’s Gerd Muller in 1972.

For more updates, follow Khel Nowon Facebook, Twitter,and Instagramand join our community on Telegram. Flex your muscles with strongman Jason Auld, test your flexibility with Celeste Dixon, and meet Alvin, the white Shetland pony that can walk on his hind legs. Documents leaked in 2016 by Football Leaks revealed that instalments brought the final Bale fee up to a total of €100,759,418. In the space of 61 days in 1992, [71] three transfers broke the record, [69] all by Italian clubs: Jean-Pierre Papin transferred from Marseille to A.Israeli goalkeeper Isaak Hayik became the oldest active footballer on April 5, 2019, when he played a full competitive match forMaccabi Ironi Or Yehuda at the age of73 years and 95 days. Messi’s creativity, agility and natural talent is often compared to Ronaldo’s efficiency, athleticism and work ethic, however, there’s only one metric that truly matters - who has the most Guinness World Records titles?

This occurred just eight years after the introduction of professionalism by the Football Association in 1885. Messi lays claim to both records, having won the Ballon d’Or seven times and the Best FIFA Men's Player award (formerly the FIFA World Player of the Year) six times. Ronaldo has won five Champions League trophies compared to Messi’s four, however, Paco Gento (Spain; Real Madrid) is the overall record holder, having won the European Cup six times between 1956-66.The player has 40 Champions League career records in 129 games, and three more would make him the competition’s all-time assister, with Cristiano Ronaldo occupying the top spot with 42 assists. Ronaldo does hold one La Liga record over his rival though: the most successful penalties taken by a player in La Liga. Messi does have one social media record though: after winning the 2022 World Cup, he achieved the most liked post on Instagram in history. Take a look at the latest snapshot of the year, and discover a universe of talent, curiosities and jaw-dropping facts. Lionel Messi might end the 2022-23 season with 800 goals, having scored 793 goals for the club and national team in 1003 games.