Mon May 20 14:38:44 SAST 2013
Mon May 20 14:38:44 SAST 2013

Messi needs one more

Mar 20, 2012 | Reuters | 16 comments

Lionel Messi needs one goal to equal the Barcelona scoring record after Cesar Rodriguez’s total was revised to 232 from 235, the La Liga club said. 

Lionel Messi is one goal from Barca record after revision

Barca’s Documentation and Studies Centre and La Vanguardia newspaper conducted a joint study to verify the number of official goals scored by Rodriguez in the 1950s.  

The study showed he had scored three less than previously thought, Barca said in a statement on their website (www.fcbarcelona.com).  

World Player of the Year Messi, who has 51 goals in all competitions this season, could overhaul the record when Barca host Granada in La Liga later on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old is in his eighth season with Barca.  

“After studying all of Cesar’s matches, it has been confirmed that Messi is only one goal behind,” Barca said.  

“It’s worth noting that Cesar Rodriguez is the club’s all-time top goalscorer in official matches, but the absolute record belongs to Paulino Alcantara, who scored 369 goals in 357 official and friendly matches.”

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Mon May 20 14:38:44 SAST 2013 ::
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Mar 20, 2012

MORNACHIESS

That boi will break all records on offer ....one goal is nothing he will double it in
the next game.
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Mar 20, 2012

maneater

they should have left the record at 235 and see this boy braek it in one game easy. MESSILESS!!!!!!!
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Mar 20, 2012

eKapa

Mongol gesig
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Mar 20, 2012

sakhomba

@eKapa
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I once heard that as a kid he suffered from some illness. you know mos those groot woord deseases.
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Mar 20, 2012

Cypher

I put my everything on the block, if Messi's current scoring rate is anything to go by, with future career injuries taken into account, by the time he reaches the generally retirement age of 34/35, he would be the highest scorer in the history of soccer from a midfield player ( not writting off CR7)
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Mar 20, 2012

Cypher

sakhomba
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I once heard that as a kid he suffered from some illness. you know mos those groot woord deseases.
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He had some deficiency with growth hormones of some sort, and Barca took liberty to pay for his medical biils and treatment to help him grow. and that turned out to be a good investment considering the number of trophies he delivered for them
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Mar 20, 2012

T.C.T

THIS YOUNG MAN CAN BREAK ALL THE RECORD THATS FINE HE IS A GREAT PLAYER BUT LETS NOT FORGET WHO IS THE GREATEST?THE ONLY GOD OF FOOTBALL? zizou Zinedine zidane

lets compare apple with apple not GOAD with G.OAT
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Mar 20, 2012

SKIZOBANTWANA

To tell you the truth.. Messi is phenominal, but for me he's not the GREATEST. The reasons being :-

*He hasn't done wonders for his Country(ARGENTINA)
*He's got fellow team-mates that create opprtunities for him to score(Iniesta/Xavi/Pedro..etc)
*He must at least be scruitinized/judged by representing another club/or his country and see if he's able to do what he does @ Barca

Players that i have respect for in football in my generation are:

*Diego Maradona(10) Argentina
*Zico(20) Italy
*Zinedine Zidane(10) France
*Luiz Ronaldo(9) Brazil
*Cristiano Ronaldo(7) Portugal
*Marco Van Basten(11) Holland
*Totto Schillachi (9) Italy
*Lotter Matheus(10) Germany
*Histo Stoitchkov(10) Bulgaria
*Ronaldino(10) Brazil

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Mar 20, 2012

Rattex_the_rat_killer

@Skizo-phrenic

Oh, just shut your smelling mouth. We are tired of hearing those theories. He will be the greatest football player ever whether you like it or not!
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Mar 20, 2012

hindsight

the guy who invented the game is "the greatest ever"! without that lightbulb we would not have seen bo maradona and the likes. Messi should be banned from football, o dlala le bana babang rof!....lol
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