Lionel Messi has scored 29 free-kick goals in his career. This one might be the best of the lot.
The free-kick goal that the soccer superstar scored Tuesday in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Colombia made the Internet buzz with approval. Messi beat Colombia’s David Ospina from 25 yards with a powerful, swerving free kick, which bounced off the crossbar into the goal.
Messi free kick 1-0 https://t.co/NKIjnSdxpm
— ⚡️ (@FCBiEman) November 15, 2016
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Messi’s ninth-minute strike ultimately gave Argentina the margin it needed to beat Colombia and revive its hopes of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The Argentina and Barcelona icon hasn’t always been a set-piece master, but he now is among the world’s best at this particular skill.
https://twitter.com/MessiStats/status/798816632982290432
https://twitter.com/MessiStats/status/798843064508764162
Messi ruling the field is no surprise, but what he did after the game was a shock. As Argentina’s captain, he presided over an extraordinary press conference, in which he and his teammates vowed to stop speaking to the press due to a story one journalist wrote about Ezequiel Lavezzi.
https://twitter.com/todonoticias/status/798711642196295680
"We have taken the decision not to talk to the press. We have received many accusations and have made this choice." pic.twitter.com/BHYgFZoJ1s
— Rupert Fryer (@Rupert_Fryer) November 16, 2016
This after Lavezzi threatened legal action against a journalist for claims EL missed the Colombia match after being caught smoking a joint.
— Rupert Fryer (@Rupert_Fryer) November 16, 2016
Lionel Messi: "The accusations that were made towards Lavezzi were huge."
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) November 16, 2016
Lionel Messi: "We regret that it has to be this way but we have no other choice. We know that many of you don't play that game."
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) November 16, 2016
Lionel Messi, soccer superstar and budding telenovela sensation.
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