Lionel Messi surely will be on cloud 9 by recently winning Football WorldCup 2022 and now becoming second player after Ronaldo to score 800 career goals. Alongside all this great news Messi has lost around 500,000 followers in 30 days.
Introduction
On Thursday, during the Argentina vs Panama match, Lionel Messi scored his 800th career goal. Making him the 2nd player after Cristiano Ronaldo to score 800 career goals.
This eventful scenario happened at the Monumental Stadium in Argentina. Argentina, still under the celebrating ripples of World Cup 2022 in Qatar, the 35-year-old player just gained another victorious moment for himself.
Argentina vs Panama happens to be the first international match since the World cup 2022 in Qatar for the Argentine. Lionel Messi secured this feat in the 88th minute with a free-kick goal, making 2-0 marking La Albiceleste lead. Not only this, within the 30 days Messi has lost 50,000 followers.
Lionel Messi and his records!
With Argentina beating Panama by 2-0 with two late goals on thursday’s night match at the Monumental de Nunez Stadium in Buenos Aires, with also still celebrating the triumph in Qatar.
Also marking the milestone for Argentina’s captain Lionel Messi for becoming the second player ever to score 800 career goals.
Before Messi, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player with 800 and more career goals in his career and is currently hovering on 830 goals, making the all-time record.
Messi’s 800th goal was scored by the free kick that reached Panama’s net at the top right corner.
The cheering and screams of 83,000 fans catching this moment live, the first international match of Messi and Argentina team after winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 coveted trophy last December.
Messi’s 800th career goal was a moment of joy for all the teammates and the fans. The two late goals by Argentina to take lead over Panama and win the match on Thursday night at the Monumental de Nunez Stadium in Buenos Aires ignited the celebratory cheers around the Stadium, with Messi making the record of his own.
In the 78th minute Thiago Almada opened the scoring by kicking the ball into the empty net followed by the free Kick taken by Messi eleven minutes later, where Messi scored his 800th career goal.
Culminating the match with 35-year-old Messi being celebrated and hailed by the fans showering the love for the player.
Messi has always been at the peak of his career since 2016 and is Argentina’s all-time leading goalscorer. He started in the prime time when in 2016 he scored a goal by a free kick against the United States in the Copa América Centenario.
The future seems brighter for the Argentina player. The next yardstick for Messi to achieve will be 100 goals for Argentina and he will be the first Argentina player to achieve 100 goals for the country and make history.
He already has 99 goals on his name for the country that itself is the highest in Argentina’s history.
Messi can create history once again in the upcoming Argentina’s friendly against Curacao on Tuesday where he can possibly score 100th goal for his national team that will be the highest by any Argentina player so far.
At club level, Messi has already scored 701 goals, which also includes 493 in domestic league matches. And to become the first player to score 1000 goal contributions, Messi now has to goal or assist two more goals at the club level.
In the enormity of his career, Messi has achieved 692 non-penalty goals as well as scored 108 goals from the penalty spot in 19 consecutive seasons.
Making him the second-player for maintaining the second-longest streak of all time. With the streak of 22 consecutive seasons with a goal, Ronaldo is leading this record.
There is one more record secured by Messi that he has made 173 senior appearances for Argentina in his career. Recently, in 2022, Messi has won his first FIFA World Cup in Qatar and Argentina’s first since 1986.
Messi loses 500,000 Followers in 30 days!
Messi losing more than 500,000 within 30 days is not a wave of danger for the player while still having 400 million social media fans.
Not only the star football player lost followers in the past few months, the list also includes Kylie Jenner, who lost 800,000 followers in the last month.
Moreover, Khaby Lame has also seen the same fate recently with the dip in followers close to 475,000.
Messi is one of the players who seems to be suffering the drop in followers. Besides him, his PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe has also witnessed a drop in followers.
The french player lost 262,138 followers and still has 101 million confirmed followers. These two athletes have suffered a great dip in followers within the month.
Apart from this, several singers and artists have been hit by even major losses on followers’ fronts. The list Including Kylie Jenner, Kendall, and half-sister Khloe Kardashian. Also including Nicki Minaj and Billie Eilish to the list.
Conclusion
As the jury is still out and judging the reason for followers dip on Messi’s social media account. Messi is not out of reason to celebrate as he just scored 800 Career Goals in the Argentina vs Panama match.
FAQ on Lionel Messi
1. Who first scored 800 Career Goals?
Ans 1 Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player with 800 and more career goals in his career and is currently hovering on 830 goals, making the all-time record.
2. Any other record in the making for Messi?
Ans 2 Yes, Messi can create history once again in the upcoming Argentina’s friendly against Curacao on Tuesday where he can possibly score 100th goal for his national team that will be the highest by any argentina player so far.
3. Who won the FIFA World Cup 2022?
Ans 3 Argentina won the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar against France.
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