Football Records That May Never Be Broken
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Every now and then, the impossible is almost outrageously achieved in football. Let’s take a look at the football records that may never be broken.
1. Most Goals In A Calendar Year
2012 was Lionel Messi’s best year as he destroyed Europe’s defenses with his incredible goals. Barcelona’s little talisman scored 59 goals in 38 La Liga matches that year, 5 goals in 8 Copa del Rey matches, 13 goals in 12 UEFA Champions League matches and 13 goals in 12 Champions League matches. 2 goals in the Super Cup.
He also played for the Argentine team 9 times and scored 12 goals. This means that 25-year-old Lionel Messi has scored 91 goals in 69 matches in one year. The attacker made history by breaking Gerd Müller’s 40-year-old record of 85 goals. For details Robert Lewandowski was the top scorer of 2019 with 54 goals in 58 matches in all competitions.
However, these figures pale in comparison to the 91 goals Messi scored in one year and prove how impressive the Argentinian football player’s performance in 2012 was. In short, Lionel Messi’s incredible goalscoring feat of 2012 will never be repeated and it is almost impossible for anyone to achieve it by planning for another year.
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2. Most Ballon D’or Wins
Lionel Messi has won the most Ballons d’Or in history, with seven. He is also the record holder for most consecutive wins, with four between 2009 and 2012. Note: Until 2021, the Ballon d’Or was awarded based on player performance during the calendar year. He is the favorite to lift the 2023 Fifa Ballon D’or. This will make it number 8 for him.
3. Most Attendance to a football game
The 1950 World Cup final, undoubtedly one of the most unforgettable matches of all time, was played between the host Brazil and the opponent Uruguay at the Maracana Stadium. The latter pulled off one of the greatest defeats in football history, scoring twice in the second half to secure an unprecedented 2-1 victory over the Selecao. However, although the match is famous for the highest attendance in football history with 173,830 paying spectators, the actual attendance is estimated at over 220,000.
By comparison, North Korea’s Rungrado May Day Stadium, currently the largest stadium in the world, can accommodate only 114,000 people; That’s roughly half the ambition of qualifying for the 1950 World Cup final. However, today many security laws and security concerns prevent large collections, so it is unlikely that this information will be leaked.
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4. Most Consecutive UEFA champions League wins
In 1956, the first European Cup Championship (now called the UEFA Champions League) was held and for the first time in history the European League champions competed. Real Madrid easily won this match thanks to Alfredo Di Stefano’s incredible performance against Reims in the final. It was a sign of things to come, as Di Stefano’s immense talent, along with the introduction of Hector Rial and Ferenc Puskas in midfield, transformed the mighty Madrid into a European powerhouse. With the help of these three, Real Madrid won five consecutive European Champions Cups.
In the 63 seasons since then, no club has come close to breaking this record, with Johan Cruyff’s Ajax coming closest to winning three consecutive titles between 1971 and 1973, and Real Madrid winning three in a row from 2018 to 20. achieved victory. Due to the fierce competition in today’s football, it seems unlikely that any club will win five consecutive Champions League titles in a short time, establishing Real Madrid’s place in history.
5. Most Golden Boot Awards
Lionel Messi is the only player to win this award six times, including for Barcelona. The player, who holds the record of scoring 50 goals in a season in the 2011-12 season, reached 100 points. Bayern Munich’s Gerd Müller became the first player to win the award twice, in 1969-70 and 1971-72. Lionel Messi currently has 6 golden boots.