Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 804 goals in 1106 games in his entire career (0.72 goals per game). Meanwhile, Lionel Messi has scored 759 goals in 957 games (0.79 goals per game). These stats Even though Lionel Messi led Argentina to a 2022 World Cup victory, he says he's not done yet. After Argentina's semifinal win over Croatia, the 35-year-old acknowledged that Sunday's final Why Lionel Messi deserves to win the 2023 Ballon d'Or ahead of Erling Haaland The Argentine should collect his eighth award on Monday, even as many doubt the merit of his victory. "The worst season of Messi is the best of the rest," acknowledged Guardiola, while adding that "Haaland should win". At Qatar 2022, Lionel Messi took a major step to securing his legacy as the greatest player in the history of football by finally lifting the biggest trophy of them all - the World Cup. At the age of 35, he won the most prestigious trophy going, having scored seven goals in Qatar, while also being given the Golden Ball award for the best Messi saw off competition from PSG team-mate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid's Karim Benzema to win the award. Lionel Messi has won The Best FIFA Men's Player Award after leading Argentina to Lionel Messi went from never winning a tournament with Argentina National Team to winning 2021 Copa América, 2022 Finalissima, and 2022 World Cup. What an amazing way to retire from La Selección In the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals against England, the year before Messi was born, Maradona scored a goal that's widely considered the best ever. He picked up the ball in Argentina's own Lionel Messi lifts MLS to new heights, but the league needs more than 'the GOAT' to grow Published Thu, Aug 24 2023 12:34 PM EDT Updated Fri, Aug 25 2023 1:02 PM EDT Lillian Rizzo @Lilliannnn Lionel Messi has completed his move to Paris Saint-Germain after signing a two-year contract. The six-time Ballon d'Or winner arrived in Paris on Tuesday afternoon to complete a medical and seal 5. STRENGTH. An often under-discussed aspect of Messi's dribbling technique is his strength when in possession. He was always built small, as his requirement for growth hormones in his youth can testify, but even from an early age he was extraordinarily difficult to shrug off the ball. N8JLvyS.