#2 Guinness World Record for the most official goals in a calendar year:91 goals(2012)
Messi has made a habit of creating landmarks in his career. The Argentinian ace broke German legend Gerd Muller’s record of 85 goals, set in 1972.
He broke Muller’s record by putting the ball in the back of the net twice against Real Betis to take his year tally to 86 goals for the Catalan side.
Messi was honoured with the Guinness World Record title for most goals in a calendar year after scoring 91 goals in 2012 in all competitions for Barcelona and his country Argentina. The Barca superstar was just 25 when he equaled and then broke the record, whereas Muller was two years older when he set the record back in 1972.
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