Twitterati and the World Celebrate Messi's 700th Career Football Goal
Fifteen years after his first goal, Barcelona's captain Lionel Messi scored his 700th, in the second period of a match against Atletico, causing football fans around the world to celebrate the achievement.
It took the Argentine-born forward over 860 games to score his 700 goals. He shares this record with Cristiano Ronaldo, a world-famous, Portuguese-born footballer, who nonetheless required 974 matches to reach the remarkable result.
Social media users praised Messi's 'panenka' during a penalty shot - a technique used to deceive the goalkeeper, making him pick a side, while the ball is then headed toward the centre.
While celebrating Messi's achievement, netizens pointed out how he marked it himself - some users said that he took inspiration from his son's ideas.
May 2019: Lionel Messi scores his 600th club goal with a free-kick against Alisson.
June 2020: Lionel Messi scores his 700th career goal with a Panenka penalty against Jan Oblak.
Best goalkeepers in the world? No problem. pic.twitter.com/XGQvEi7dRD
— Phyllis Colon (@Phyllis31821439) June 30, 2020
Some could not help but compare him with Cristiano Ronaldo - the only other player to score 700 goals. Ronaldo has more goals but it has taken him more games to reach this number.
Fun Fact:
It took Ronaldo 974 matches to reach his 700th career goal (with 121 penalties).
Messi took 862 (112 games less) to reach his 700th with just 89 penalties.
Choose your GOAT 🐐 wisely pic.twitter.com/6whR8ZSrhd
— Izu ❤💙 (@Izu_fcb) June 30, 2020
Some users rolled out graphics showing exactly how the two famous footballers have scored their goals, revealing that unexpected body parts can help you to be a champion.
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