Lionel Messi wrote his name into the history books once more after he produced another magical goal on Thursday evening to make him the top goalscorer in Fifa competitions.
This time, his moment came against Porto in the Club World Cup during Inter Miami’s 2-1 victory.
Miami had started the tournament off in lacklustre fashion, with fans enduring a stalemate against Egyptian side Al-Ahly.
Javier Mascherano’s team began their match against Porto in worse form, with Samu Aghehowa slamming the ball home from the penalty spot to send the Portuguese side 1-0 up at the break.
Lionel Messi scored his 50th goal for Inter Miami on Thursday eveningReutersAfter a Miami response just one minute after the restart, Messi produced another moment of magic from a deadball situation.
The Argentine curled the ball perfectly over the wall, nestling into the top corner of Claudio Ramos’ net.
Miami would go on to see out the win, giving them a great chance to progress to the knockout stages as they currently sit on four points.
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It was Lionel Messi's 68th free kick goal of his careerReutersThe goal marked the Argentine’s sixth Club World Cup goal, taking him to 25 Fifa tournament goals, breaking the existing record set by Brazilian women’s football legend Marta.
Astonishingly, the Brazilian made 204 international appearances, scoring 119 times.
Messi’s six Club World Cup goals add to his 13 World Cup goals and six under-20 World Cup goals, taking his total to 25.
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In 2022, when Argentina lifted the prestigious trophy, Messi scored seven goals in as many games, more than doubling his tally before the start of the tournament.
His six under-20 World Cup goals all came in 2005.
With 25 goals, the 37-year-old sits above Ronaldinho and Ronaldo Nazario of Brazil, both of whom sit on 19.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 17 goals in Fifa tournaments, having only scored eight in the World Cup
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Cristiano Ronaldo, who has shared the stage at the pinnacle of world football for so many years alongside Messi, and Luis Suarez, the Argentine’s long-term friend, have scored 17.
The record is another chapter on the ever-growing record book for Messi, who also scored his 50th goal for Miami in just his 61st game.
Additionally, it marked his 68th direct free-kick goal in his career.
The records do not stop there from Thursday evening, either, as Messi guided Miami to recording the first-ever competitive victory for an MLS side against a European outfit.
During his career, Messi has scored an astonishing 865 senior goals during his spells at Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Miami and Argentina.
Along with that, the Argentine has won an extraordinary eight Ballon d’Ors, four Champions Leagues, 12 league titles and a World Cup.
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