Lionel Messi is showing no signs of slowing down with his incredible performances, as he scored 901st goal in Inter Miami's 3-2 win over New York City in a MLS clash on Sunday.
Big record for Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi is continuing his red-hot form in Major League Soccer. The Argentine icon won the Landon Donovan MLS MVP award for an excellent season in the 2025 season. With this the Argentine became the first player ever to win the league accolade for two-consecutive seasons.
In Sunday's Major League Soccer clash against New York City, scored a masterclass freekick goal in the 61st minute of the game, before Micael scored the winner in the 74th minute to secure all three points.
With this free-kick goal, Messi now has 71 free-kick goals under his belt, which makes him just seven goals behind Marcelinho Carioca, who stands at the first place with 78.
Lionel Messi beats Pele
Brazil's Roberto Dinamite comes second with 75, followed by Juninho Pernambucano with 72. With the recent freekick goal, Messi broke Pele's record of 70 goals.
Now Messi needs 99 more goals to reach the magical figure of 1000 goals. On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 965 goals and aims to reach the 1000-goal mark.