@FootynewsEight numbers that should not belong to one player. Lionel Messi made 3,368 successful dribbles across 22 years, which beats the 3,080 you would get from 140 a season. He scored 96 goals from outside the box over 18 years, past the 90 from five a season. Finals? 35 goals in finals matches across 22 seasons, more than the 22 you would get from scoring in one final per season for 22 years. He picked up 406 Man of the Match awards in a 20-year span, ahead of the 400 from 20 per season. At the World Cups, he contributed 21 goals across five tournaments, one more than the 20 from four per edition. The trophy count sits at 46 over 22 seasons, two above the 44 from two titles a season. He also recorded 377 assists over 20 years, beating the 360 from 18 a season. Add it all up and you get 1,223 total goal contributions over 24 years, past the 1,200 from 50 a season. Then you sit there wondering how someone holds that level for that long. We will probably not see another player like this again.

@FootynewsEight numbers that should not belong to one player. Lionel Messi made 3,368 successful dribbles across 22 years, which beats the 3,080 you would get from 140 a season. He scored 96 goals from outside the box over 18 years, past the 90 from five a season. Finals? 35 goals in finals matches across 22 seasons, more than the 22 you would get from scoring in one final per season for 22 years. He picked up 406 Man of the Match awards in a 20-year span, ahead of the 400 from 20 per season. At the World Cups, he contributed 21 goals across five tournaments, one more than the 20 from four per edition. The trophy count sits at 46 over 22 seasons, two above the 44 from two titles a season. He also recorded 377 assists over 20 years, beating the 360 from 18 a season. Add it all up and you get 1,223 total goal contributions over 24 years, past the 1,200 from 50 a season. Then you sit there wondering how someone holds that level for that long. We will probably not see another player like this again.