In the match against New York City, Lionel Messi scored the 71st free kick goal of his career and thus surpassed the legendary Pele on the all-time list.
With the score 2:1 to New York City, a free kick was awarded to Inter Miami in the 61st minute, 25 meters from the goal, and Messi assisted the ball and shot.
The Argentine was lucky because the ball bounced off a New York player on the way to the goal and fooled the goalkeeper.
With the goal against New York, Messi scored his 71st goal from a free kick, thus surpassing the legendary Pele, who scored 70 such goals during his career.
There is now only one player ahead of Messi, considered by many to be the best free-kick taker in history, Juninho Pernambucano.
The legendary Brazilian scored 77 goals from free kicks, and considering Messi’s form, it is very likely that he will surpass him by the end of his career.
