Cristiano Ronaldo is 40 and Lionel Messi isn’t far off, but they are still scoring for fun as the GOAT debate rumbles on… ...

Messi made his injury return, scoring a game-deciding goal in the 84th minute, Jordi Alba (43’) and Luis Suarez (89’) also ...

Messi is just 97 goals behind Bican's official tally now - with his main competition arguably the man in third-place. The Argentine legend has scored 637 goals for Barcelona - adding a further 71 ...

Top 700 pro goals Messi has 672 goals for FC Barcelona (604) and Argentina (68). Simply stunning figures, and it’s just a matter of time before he’s celebrating the big 7-0-0.

They destroyed Sir Alex Ferguson's team on the night, and Messi once again played a starring role. Goals from Pedro and Wayne Rooney saw the two sides level at the interval, before the Argentine ...

2. Lionel Messi – 764 non-penalty goals Messi beats his great rival to the top spot and it’s worth stressing that he has a superior non-penalty goal-per-game ratio than anyone else on this list.

Messi has now scored 73 goals in all of 2012 for both club and country. Plain and simple: the Ballon d’Or does not deserve to go to any other player in 2012 than Leo Messi.