Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi scored a direct free-kick goal in the MLS match against New York City (3:2). Sport24.az reports with reference to Opta Sport that this was the Argentine star's 71st goal from set-pieces in his career.
With this, he surpassed Pele (70 goals) and rose to second place in football history in this indicator.
It should be noted that the list is headed by Brazilian Juninho Pernambucano with 77 goals to his name.