Argentine legend Lionel Messi continued to write history and record records, after his team led Miami to sweep New York Red Bulls 5-1, in the match that was held at dawn today in the American Football League competitions (MLS), achieving amazing individual achievements, headed by the superiority over the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo in the number of goals recorded without penalty kicks.
Messi takes the top scorer in history without penalty kicks
Lionel Messi scored a new double in the Red Bulls net, becoming the most scoring player without penalty kicks in football history with 764 goals, beating his traditional rival Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi continues to confirm his artistic and statistical superiority despite overcoming the 37 -year -old barrier.
Messi’s achievements in the American League
Since joining Inter Miami in the summer of 2023, Messi became one of the legends of the American League, where he reached his balance:
• 58 goals with Inter Miami
• 31 decisive passes as the best maker in the club’s history
• 89 scoring contributions in 68 games
• 18 goals this season and 27 scoring contributions as the best player in the competition currently
• The sixth bilateral during the last 7 games
• 18 goals in the last 8 games only
He also became the fifth player in the history of MLS to score 35 goals and make 25 in two years in a row, next to large names such as Ruby Kane, Sebastian Gioffo, Carlos Villa, and Kochu Hernandez.
His full football career numbers after the Red Bulls match
Messi raised his scoring score throughout his career to:
• 672 goals with Barcelona
• 112 goals with the Argentine national team
• 58 goals with Inter Miami
• 32 goals with Paris Saint -Germain
Total: 874 official goals
The number of his scoring contributions throughout his career increased to 1260 contributions, an unprecedented number in the history of the game.
Inter Miami put in the US League table
Thanks to Messi’s brilliance, Inter Miami raised his score to 41 points in fifth place in the eastern section, while the New York Red Bulls balance stopped at 33 points in ninth place. The team achieved its sixth victory in the last seven games, to continue its endeavor to compete for the title.
