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Messi scored his 70th career direct free kick, 7 goals shy of Juninho's record

  /  rzr0101

On March 2, in a MLS match, Inter Miami played Orlando City away. In the 57th minute, Messi scored a goal, and towards the end of the match, Messi scored a free kick to complete his brace.

This is Messi's 70th direct free-kick goal in his career.

According to statistics, Messi has scored 898 goals in his career so far, including 79 goals for Inter Miami, 59 of which were in MLS, 786 of which were not penalties, and 70 direct free kicks.

The player with the most direct free-kick goals in world football is Juninho, with 77.