Re: The Lionel Messi Appreciation Thread & Fan Club IV

[Harmonica]

That does get few MoM's less when you can rest more if your team still gets it done. Cruyff mostly has only 6 MoM's because he only played one WC and seven games. Although that's no guarantee that he would've gotten any more.

Most Sofascore (opta) MoM's in single WC since 1966

6 - Cruyff 1974
5 - Messi 2022
4 - Maradona 1986, Pirlo 2006
3 - Beirhoff 1998, Brehme 1990, Dasaev 1982, Eusebio 1966, Messi 2014, Muller 1970

[Harmonica]

170 Messi
115 Modric
40 De Bruyne
25 Fernandes
20 Griezmann

Most IFFHS Playmaker of the Year (since 2006)

5 Messi
4 Xavi
2 Iniesta
2 De Bruyne
1 ...

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[El Gunner]

damn was the 2nd gif offside? unfortunate... who struck it?

[Harmonica]

It was Neymar, just a hair offside.

[Harmonica]

[Harmonica]

Most club goals (697) in top 5 leagues.

[Harmonica]

Most goals from outside the penalty area in Top 5 leagues since 17-18

39 Messi
19 De Bruyne
...

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[neuro11]

on the verge of elimination from UCl 2nd round and to be booed by PSG fans the second year in a row? ....what a disastrous decision to join this pathetic team...lol...Injury may save him, though

[Harmonica]

Career 61th as 4-3 winner at 90+5

[BarcaLearning]

WHAT A GOAL, yet ANOTHER game winner right at the death, near impossible goal He still does things nobody else can at times, just a pleasure to watch... liked how the camera played the wive's reaction as well, sweet

[Harmonica]

50th G+A in 22-23 for club and national team (29+21@38)

[Harmonica]

Won the Best FIFA Men's Player 2022, 7th FIFA Player of the Year trophy, first one to win in three different decades. Also now the most appearances (16) in FIFPRO XI.

[Harmonica]

[Harmonica]

35 and still going.

[Harmonica]

Most Goals+Assists of 22-23 (Club+Country)

50 Messi (30+20 in 39 games )
48 Mbappe (39+9 in 39 )
40 Neymar (21+19 in 34)
39 Haaland (34+5 in 36)
36 Salah (24+12 in 39)
35 Rashford (28+7 in 45)
35 Lewandowski (27+8 in 37)
30 Harry Kane (23+7 in 43)

[Harmonica]

Most direct free-kick goals in national leagues and international football

62 Juninho
57 Messi
52 C.Ronaldo
52 Ronaldinho
50 Mihajlovic
50 Nakamura
48 Beckham
47 Maradona
45 del Piero
45 Frantzeskos

https://iffhs.com/posts/2595

Top 10 IFFHS All Time World Playmakers (since 2006)

284 Messi
197 Iniesta
141 De Bruyne
133 Modric
130 Xavi
101 Kroos
85 Ozil
82 Pirlo
77 Hazard
71 Neymar

[Harmonica]

[Harmonica]

Closest FK hat-trick after vs. Sevilla in Uefa Super Cup (2 goals and post)

[El Gunner]

son saw Ronaldo in the new lately for free-kick goals so was like "challenge accepted" my GOAT

[Harmonica]

The first international treble CA21, CUC22, WC22. Previously the closest were France WC98, EU00 and Brazil WC02, CA04, but they didn't win their Confederations Cups.

[Harmonica]

Career 58th hat-trick.

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[El Gunner]

when are they giving him the Super Ballon D'or?

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