Lionel Messi has created at least 60 more big chances (147) than any other player in La Liga since the start of 2016/17 season
He left the league in 2021
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Lionel Messi has surpassed Luis Suárez for the most World Cup Qualifying goals in CONMEBOL history (30) 
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Lionel Messi’s 2022/23 season stats:
28 goals
23 assists
Highest rated player in Europe’s top 5 leagues (8.28)
Highest rated player at the 2022 World Cup (8.25)
Most WS POTM awards (16)
World Cup winner
World Cup Golden Ball winner
Perfect Ballon d’Or winner! 
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Before Messi’s debut in football:
Most Ballon D’ors - Platini & Cruyff
Most FIFA Player of the Year - Zidane
Most Golden Boots - Gerd Muller
Most Pichichi - Telmo Zarra
Most Goals in a Season - Gerd Muller
Most International Goals in South America - Pele
Most Goals in a Year - Gerd Muller
Most Goals for a Single Club - Pele
Most Goals for Argentina - Batistuta
Most Goals in LaLiga - Telmo Zarra
Most Goals in Consecutive Games - Peterek
Most International MVP - Pele & Zidane
Now those records belong to:
Most Ballon D’ors - Messi
Most FIFA Player of the Year - Messi
Most Golden Boots - Messi
Most Playmaker Awards - Messi
Most Pichichi - Messi
Most International Goals in South America - Messi
Most Goals in a Season - Messi
Most Goals in a Year - Messi
Most Goals for a Single Club - Messi
Most Goals for Argentina - Messi
Most Goals in LaLiga - Messi
Most Goals in Consecutive Games - Messi
Most International MVP - Messi
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All expectations and all indications are clear - Lionel Messi will win his 8th Ballon d’Or!
[Source: @FabrizioRomano]
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Lionel Messi’s World Cup match shirts - including his iconic final shirt - is set to sell an auction for over £8 MILLION.
It will overtake Michael Jordan to become a new memorabilia world record. 
@CraigHope_DM
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Lionel Messi is going to AUCTION six of the shirts he wore at Qatar 2022.
Much of the proceeds will go to children suffering from rare diseases.
The shirts that will go to auction is expected to raise a world record sale of more than £8m.
(Source: @MailSport)
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Brazil is still the only team that Lionel Messi has never scored against in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying 
He’s the all-time goalscorer in CONMEBOL WCQ and has scored against every other team except for Brazil.
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Lionel Messi stats when he won 4 Ballon D’or in a row:
2009: 41 Goals + 15 Assists = 56 G/A
2010: 60 Goals + 17 Assists = 77 G/A
2011: 59 Goals + 36 Assists = 95 G/A
2012: 91 Goals + 22 Assists = 113 G/A
You will never see such dominance in football again.
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2005 — Messi won the U20 World Cup
2007 — Di Maria won the U20 World Cup
2008 — Won Olympic gold (Messi assists Di María’s winner)
2021 — Won the Copa América with a Di María goal
2022 — Won the Finalissima, with Di María scoring a goal and Messi providing 2 assists
2022 — Both scored in the World Cup final.
Lionel Messi x Angel Di Maria! 
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Lionel Messi 2023 calendar year:
44 games
28 goals
12 assists
40 goal contributions
2 trophies
5 free kicks
5 outside the box goals
18 inside the box goals
22 left footed goals
6 right footed goals
0 penalties
Incredible!
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The auction for six of Lionel Messi’s match-worn shirts from the World Cup started and will last until December 14.
There’s already been a bid for $5.2M 
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On this day, 14 years ago, Lionel Messi won the first of his eight Ballon d’Or awards. 
Imagine winning 8 Ballon d’Ors in 14 years.
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A set of SIX Messi jerseys worn at the 2022 World Cup are being auctioned off at Sotheby’s.
Bidding is currently at $5.2 million and ends December 14th 
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