Lionel Messi reaches historic 1300 goal contribution record; How far is Cristiano Ronaldo from Inter Miami star?

At 38, when most of the footballers take retirement and relax at home with family, Lionel Messi continues to make headlines as the Argentina superstar reached a historic 1300 goal contributions milestone on Sunday. The Inter Miami star scored one and assisted thrice to power his team to a dominant 4-0 win over FC Cincinnati to advance to first Eastern Conference final.

Having failed to found the back of the net

Messi had been scoreless in three matches against Cincinnati, but that streak ended in the 19th minute Sunday when he headed a short cross from Mateo Silvetti, giving Miami a 1-0 lead. Messi, a World Cup champion with Argentina and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, had his 11th goal in the last seven games.