Messi scores 900th career goal, joins Ronaldo in elite club
The Straits Times
March 19 - Lionel Messi scored his 900th career goal on Wednesday to become the second player to reach the mark in elite men's football after Cristiano Ronaldo. Read more at straitstimes.com.
March 19 - Lionel Messi scored his 900th career goal on Wednesday to become the second player to reach the mark in elite men's football after Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 38-year-old Argentine World Cup winner brought up the milestone with a left-footed strike in Inter Miami's 1-1 draw with Nashville SC in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
The 900th goal came 21 years after Messi scored his first in senior football for Barcelona as a 17-year-old in 2005.
Inter manager Javier Mascherano said Messi's tally was "insane".
"I've been lucky enough to see most, or many, of the goals he's scored, much closer than you all, and that's a privilege," he added.
"The number we're talking about is insane, and that's why Leo is a one of a kind."
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