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Lionel Messi set a record with 86 goals in one calendar year, surpassing the 40-year-old mark held by German superstar Gerd Muller. and Sunday night, he posted his official reaction to setting the mark on Facebook.
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Messi sets goal-scoring record
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Carles Puyol tweeted his admiration, complete with a picture of himself and his celebrated teammate.
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And Piers Morgan wasn't far behind with this tweet about Messi's greatness.
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Barcelona teammate Gerard Pique was speechless after Messi's latest record, and his two-word tweet shows he had nothing more to say on the matter.
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Not to be outdone, Radamel Falcao became the first La Liga player in a decade to score five goals in a single match, as Atletico rolled to a 6-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna. Like Messi, Falcao tweeted a humble statement about his achievement.
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Falcao scores five in Atletico rout
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And Rio Ferdinand showed his sense of humor was still intact after a Man City fan struck him with a coin and bloodied him in the derby Sunday, and Ferdiand was later confronted by an angry City fan who was deterred by teammate Joe Hart.
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Ferdiand struck fan held for racism at derby
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Finally, Sergio Ramos was in a celebratory mood as he joined his mother and father for a birthday party.
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Lionel Messi set a record with 86 goals in one calendar year, surpassing the 40-year-old mark held by German superstar Gerd Muller. and Sunday night, he posted his official reaction to setting the mark on Facebook.
Photo: Getty Images
