Lionel Messi scored a free-kick goal against NYCFC, his 71st across all competitions to pass Pelé for second all-time in free-kick goals.
The record belongs to Pelé's Brazilian countryman Juninho Pernambucano.
My take: They can't (and haven't) all been pretty, but it counts just the same.
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Messi passes another Pelé mark
Lionel Messi scored a free-kick goal against NYCFC, his 71st across all competitions to pass Pelé for second all-time in free-kick goals.
The record belongs to Pelé's Brazilian countryman Juninho Pernambucano.
My take: They can't (and haven't) all been pretty, but it counts just the same.
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