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Goal Record – Lionel Messi, Godfrey Chitalu or Zico
Just when we though we’ve heard the last of Lionel Messi breaking the calendar year goal scoring record, the Zambian FA and Flamengo rise to challenge the achievement, claiming that either Godfrey Chitalu from Kabwe Warriors or the legendary Zico already hold the mentioned milestone.
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Lionel Messi, All 86 Goals in 2012
The chase is over, and we can move on to more important things. Gerd Muller no more, Lionel Messi now owns another scoring record. After setting the all-time best in a La Liga season, the history of Barcelona and in one season of Champions League football, Messi now owns the record for most goals in a calendar year, currently setting it at 86.