Messi breaks record

Press purr over Messi achievement

December 11, 2012
By Dermot Corrigan, Spain Correspondent
Lionel Messi's two goals against Real Betis on Sunday, which saw him overtake Gerd Muller's record for goals in a calendar year, left Catalan and Spanish editors and journalists struggling for the superlatives yet again.

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• Tyler: The record in context

Messi's double saw him ease past Muller's mark of 85 set back in 1972, and brought out the ...

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