Messi breaks the record

Messi breaks the record

There is no doubt that Leonel Messi is the best striker of all time, whether or not the international media agrees, but then agaid...He has broken the record for the greatest number of goals scored in a calendar year, set by Gerd Muller (Germany) in 1972. Messi has scored 76, Muller scored 75.

Leonel Messi is 25 years old and in 2012 he became the first player is history to score 86 goals in a calendar year (playing in internal tournaments with Barcelona FC and in international games with Argentina). Gerd Muller scored 85 goals in 1972 for his club and for Germany.

In 2012, Messi's tally was as follows: January 7, February 10, March 13, April 9, May 8, June 4, July 0, August 7, September 5, October 10, November 9, December 4. The last two goals were scored against Real Betis on Sunday December 9.

Gerd Muller broke all the records back in the 1970s with Bayern Munich, winning the Intercontinental Cup in 1976, the European Champion's Cup in 1974, 1975 and 1976, the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1967, the German Championship (Bundesliga) in 1969, 1972, 1973 and 1974 and the German Cup in 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1971.

Aleksei Federov

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