Lionel Messi nets Nos. 75, 76; Barca wins

Lionel Messi surpassed Pele's milestone of goals in a calendar year by scoring for the 75th and 76th time in 2012 to move within nine of Gerd Mueller's all-time record as Barcelona won 4-2 at Mallorca in the Spanish league on Sunday.




Most Goals in Calendar Year for Club/Country


PlayerGoalsYearTeams

Gerd Mueller	85	1972	Bayern Munich, West Germany
Lionel Messi	76*	2012	Barcelona, Argentina
Pele	75	1958	Santos, Brazil
*64 goals for Barcelona; 12 goals for Argentina -- ESPN Stats & Info

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I know most often we do not look at these stats by a calendar year but this is a crazy amount of goals.

hope he makes it.

just a lil bit more.

10 goals, and he's got just about a month and a half to do it. I think he'll do it.

When do La Liga take their annual winter break?

Keanoo wrote:When do La Liga take their annual winter break?

Ah shit.

22nd of December it starts

maybe not.

shieet will be close.

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they have 9 games before jan.

If he continues his usual form 10 goals in 9 games is fairly standard.

It's amazing to think that Pele notched those 75 goals when he was 17. Six of them where in the World Cup that year. I wonder why he never beat it when he was older.

There was a funny tweet when Messi scored no. 76. Something about Pele calling offside on Alexis Sanchez.

I feel like such a stalker, but I just put your location into Google maps.

It should be remembered that this is for all competitions so Messi should have three Copa del Rey matches before the year ends.

Steve Holt wrote:I feel like such a stalker, but I just put your location into Google maps.

My secret is out. Now you know that I live at New York's City Hall.

Steve Holt wrote:I feel like such a stalker, but I just put your location into Google maps.

Too lazy to get a globe and figure it out or too cheap?

Inb4 another one of Pele's retarded rants

Messi will get 100. 2 or 3 a game from now on for him.

Lionel Messi - Los 76 goles en el 2012 (Supera a... by Emenderk

I heard he has broken 30 records this year.

He's at 80 now right? How many games does he have left until the turn of the year?

Doesn't there season break or something start december 22 or something ? so he should have a few left

I hope he wins a World Cup before Pele dies.

CollieBuddz wrote:I hope he wins a World Cup before Pele dies.

I wouldn't expect Argentina to do it in Brazil but it would be BEYOND perfect. Preferably against Brazil after sending out Spain.

When Messi scores one trillion goals, like Pele did, then we can talk.

menalawyerguy wrote:When Messi scores one trillion goals, like Pele did, then we can talk.

Is that under the Templeton rules that we can only compare players who are exactly the same?

Zzonked wrote:

menalawyerguy wrote:When Messi scores one trillion goals, like Pele did, then we can talk.

Is that under the Templeton rules that we can only compare players who are exactly the same?

It's one of the sub-rules, yes.

Da gawd has done it.

Let's go for a century, Messi.

In his last 191 games for Barca he has scored 203 goals and made over 70 assists and in his last 242 games for Barca he has scored 241 goals and made over 80 assists.

Suppose this belongs in here too.

Jorlung wrote:

Muhkoo wrote:

CollieBuddz wrote:I hope he wins a World Cup before Pele dies.

I wouldn't expect Argentina to do it in Brazil but it would be BEYOND perfect. Preferably against Brazil after sending out Spain.

Oh my God, that would be amazing. I would love to see the face on Pele especially if they face Brazil in the final.