• PA Media: Sport

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  • Stats Perform

    Messi hopes the 'craziness never ends' after 100th international goal and wild celebrations

    Lionel Messi became the first world champion to net 100 international goals, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo (122) and Ali Daei (109) overall.

  • The Canadian Press

    Lionel Messi surpasses 100 career goals for Argentina

    SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of Tuesday's international friendly against Curacao. The World Cup winners beat the Caribbean side 7-0 in their second match since clinching the trophy in December. The 35-year-old Messi opened the scoring against Curacao in the 20th minute with a right-foot shot from the edge of the box to reach the 100-goal milestone. Nico Gonzalez added another three

  • France 24

    Argentina's Messi scores 100th international goal in Curacao romp

    Argentina captain Lionel Messi on Tuesday scored his 100th international goal for the reigning world champions in a low-key friendly against Curacao. Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi opened the scoring in the friendly against the Caribbean island minnows on 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero.The 35-year-old soon added another just after the half-hour mark to make it 3-0, and then completed his hat-trick on 37 minutes with the fifth as Argentina toyed with their overmatched opponents.Messi came