The arrival of the World Cup winner has proved to be an effective move for the Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit, Inter Miami. Miami are unbeaten in their last nine games, across all competitions. And now, they are planning to set up a new home ground. The team currently plays their home games at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The new stadium, named Miami Freedom Park, will be constructed on 131-acre land close to the Miami International Airport.
English football legend David Beckham and the other members of the Inter Miami board have been planning to come up with a multi-faceted space over the past few years. As per Messi's current contract, he will stay with Inter Miami till 2025. They also have a chance to extend Messi's contract by one year.
Inter Miami building a new home stadium
Inter Miami shared the update on the project on social media. They confirmed that they have already begun the construction work for the state-of-the-art stadium, which can host around 25,000 fans. "The Freedom To Dream continues. Construction has officially begun on Miami Freedom Park. Our new 25,000-seat fútbol specific stadium, 58-acre public park, and entertainment district will open in 2025."
"Everyone wants to be part of what we're creating. A new entertainment district that will be the centrepiece of family activities and experiences in Miami. We are in discussions with stadium sponsors, hotel brands, major attraction operators, restaurant groups, cultural institutions, and many other exciting potential partners. We will deliver an incredible home for them at Miami Freedom Park," the Development veteran, Devon McCorkle said.
"I can't wait to welcome our fans to our state-of-the-art stadium and hear the chants as Messi and your Inter Miami players take the pitch for the first time in 2025," Inter Miami's Managing Owner Jorge Mas said on the club's website.
What Salah is doing, Messi did it 13 times in his career! Here are the stats
What Mohamed Salah is doing now is what Lionel Messi has done 13 times in his career. Here are the stats of Lionel Messi's 50+ Goal Contributions in seasons, which prove his G.O.A.T status.
For his part, Mohamed Salah has been dazzling the football world with astonishing performances and record-breaking feats. Just recently, he accomplished something incredible that had fans and analysts all in madness.
The only thing more incredible about this is that Lionel Messi has reached this insane milestone 13 times in his career. This gives a sense of Messi’s consistency, of course, a level that few, if anyone could have matched, and context to Salah’s achievement. Let’s break down the stats, and how the two superstars compare.
Mohamed Salah's 2024-25 season so far:
Mohamed Salah is set to break the Premier League's all-time goal-scoring records | Image Credit: First Sportz
The Egyptian Talisman scored his 25th goal of the 2024-25 Premier League season in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Manchester City. Liverpool is at the top of the table and 11 points ahead of the second-placed Arsenal.
The Red's remarkable season has been led by Mohamed Salah, whose strike at the Etihad put his team in front and made it 25 goals for this season- six ahead of the Golden Boot contenders, Alexander Isak and Erling Haaland.
Mohamed Salah's UCL 2024-25 Stats:
Matches Played: 7*
Goals: 3*
Assists: 4*
Goal Contribution: 7*
Total Attempts: 25*
Mohammed Salah's Premier League 2024-25 Stats:
Matches Played: 27*
Goals: 25*
Assists: 16*
Goal Contribution: 41*
Lionel Messi's 13 seasons with 50+ Goal Contributions:
Lionel Messi has made 50+ Goal contributions in a single season 13 times in his whole career | Image Credit: Marca
No player in football history has a better rate or more consistency in front of goal than Lionel Messi.Messi's record of 50+ goal contributions (goals + assists) in a single season 13 times, most famously his 105 Goal Contribution in 2011-12 season.
Messi has maintained the best level of performance. His ability to score and assist with such solidity across different leagues. From his early years at Barcelona to his later success, Messi’s impact on the game has been unparalleled, making him without doubt one of the greatest players to ever play the game.
The European Golden Shoe is one of the most prestigious awards in World Football and is awarded to the leading goalscorer in the top European leagues in each season. Although the ranking is based on a points system that was introduced in 1996, it never discredits the goalscoring attributes achieved by the footballers.
However, many renowned figures in world football history have achieved the Golden Shoe or Golden Boot. showcasing the legacy of this accolade.
This season's European Golden Boot race is taking shape, as leading names are eyeing to lift the Boot at the end of the season. Last season, Harry Kane won the Golden Shoe with 36 goals to his name. In the 2022-23 season, Erling Haaland won the Boot with the same number of goals.
However, there was only one instance when a footballer won the European Golden Shoe with a staggering 50 goals, a record which is still untouched.
In this article, find when was the only time a player scored 50 goals to win the European Golden Shoe.
The only time a player scored 50 goals to win the European Golden Shoe
Messi with the 2011-12 Golden Boot. (Image Credit | CNN)
It was Lionel Messi, who accumulated a staggering 50 goals in the 2011-12 Laliga to acquire the European Golden Shoe at the end of the season.
The then-FC Barcelona forward registered 50 goals in a single LaLiga season, which is still a record in the league's history for the most goals scored by a player in a season.
Messi's incredible goalscoring tally that season earned him 100 points in total, which helped him earn his second Golden Boot of his career as the first came in the 2009-10 season.
Lionel Messi was directly involved in 102 goals across all competitions in 2011/12:
Lionel Messi went on to win the Golden Shoe four more times eventually, and now he holds the record for winning the most Golden Boot awards (6), with the last one coming in the 2018-19 season.
Even Messi himself could not replicate the inhuman feat he achieved by scoring 50 goals a season. The Argentine sensation came close to the fifty-goal mark in the 2012-13 season when he won his third Golden Shoe award with 46 goals.
However, it was another superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who came the closest to the milestone. The Portuguese great scored 48 goals for Real Madrid in the 2014-15 LaLiga, eventually winning his fourth Golden Shoe award.
Since then, only Luis Suarez and Robert Lewandowski are the two Golden Shoe winners who crossed the 40-goal mark, but no one even came close to the 50-goal tally. Suarez netted 40 goals for Barcelona in the 2015-16 season, whereas Lewandowski bagged 41 goals for Bayern Munich in the 2020-21 season.
Many Players have experienced taking the UEFA Champions League match ball home. But few have done it multiple times. Listening to the UEFA Champions League anthem on the pitch while being in the starting lineup is the dream of every other kid football fan. But among the dreamers, few players go on to make further history in the game.
Players who leave a lasting impression through their quality, be it defending, goalkeeping, or even scoring goals. In this article, we will have a look at the players with the most hat-tricks in the UEFA Champions League history.
RANK
PLAYERS
HAT-TRICKS
CLUBS
1
Cristiano Ronaldo
8
Real Madrid (7), Juventus (1)
2
Lionel Messi
8
FC Barcelona (8)
3
Robert Lewandowski
6
Borussia Dortmund (1), Bayern Munich (4), FC Barcelona (1)
4
Karim Benzema
4
Real Madrid (1)
5
Luiz Adriano
3
Shakhtar Donetsk (3)
6
Mario Gomez
3
Bayern Munich (3)
7
Filippo Inzaghi
3
Juventus (2), AC Milan (1)
8
Neymar Junior
3
FC Barcelona (1), Paris Saint-Germain (2)
9
Kylian Mbappe
3
Paris Saint-Germain (2), Real Madrid (1)
10
Harry Kane
2
Tottenham Hotspurs (1), FC Bayern Munich (1)
10. Harry Kane| 2 Hat-tricks| Tottenham Hotspurs & Bayern Munich:
First Hat-trick | Tottenham Hotspurs:
On 26th September 2017, Harry Kane hit his first hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League against APOEL FC, Tottenham Hotspurs won that match 3-0 in the group stage and Kane finished the group stage joint second in the top scorers chart with six goals.
Second Hat-trick | FC Bayern Munich:
On 18th September 2024, Harry Kane hit his second hat-trick against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League. Kane scored 4 goals and Bayern Munich won that match 9-2 at Allianz Arena in Munich.
9. Kylian Mbappe | 3 Hat-tricks | Paris Saint-Germain & Real Madrid:
On 17 February 2017, Kylian Mbappe scored his second UEFA Champions League Round of 16 hat-tricks against the mighty FC Barcelona in Parc des Princes. Mbappe scored 3 goals and Moises Keane scored the last goal against Barcelona and they won 4-1 against the Blaugranes.
8. Neymar Jr. | 3 Hat-tricks | FC Barcelona & Paris Saint-Germain:
First Hat-trick | FC Barcelona:
On December 11, 2013, Neymar Jr. scored his first-ever hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou in Spain. In that Lionel Messi was injured, but Neymar stepped up and scored a hat-trick against Celtic FC and FC Barcelona triumphed over a dominant 6-1 win against Celtic FC.
Filippo Inzaghi scored his first UEFA Champions League hat-trick against Dynamo Kyiv. Filippo Inzaghi became the first Juventus player to score a UEFA Champions League hat-trick when he found the back of the net on three occasions against Dynamo Kyiv in March 1998. Juventus won that match with a comfortable 4-1 scoreline.
Second Hat-trick | Juventus:
On 13 September 2000, Filippo Inzaghi netted his first UEFA Champions League hat-trick against Hamburg. Filippo Inzaghi's hat-trick rescued Juventus as an astonishing Champions League match against Hamburg finished 4-4 in Germany. Juventus led 3-1 at one stage before falling 4-3 behind and it needed a late penalty from Inzaghi to rescue a point.
Third Hat-trick | AC Milan:
The former Italian international scored his third UEFA Champions League hat-trick in his iconic AC Milan Jersey against Deportivo La Coruna. With the help of his hat-trick AC Milan won with a comfortable 4-0 scoreline in the 2002-03 season.
6. Mario Gomez | 3 Hat-tricks | FC Bayern Munich:
Mario Gomez bagged 3 UCL hat-tricks for Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich
Mario Gomez scored his first UEFA Champions League hat-trick against the Romanian side CFR Cluj in November 2010. Almost a year to the day later, the German forward scored a match-winning hat-trick against Napoli to seal a 3-2 win.
Luiz Adriano had registered his first UEFA Champions League hat-trick two years prior when he netted three times in Shakhtar's 5-2 win over Danish side Nordsjaelland in November 2012. Luiz Adriano netted his second UEFA Champions League hat-trick against BATE Borisov in the 2014 season. The Brazilian recorded his third hat-trick against BATE as he inspired Shakhtar to a 5-0 win.
The Frenchman would wait five years for his second as he scored three times in an 8-0 win over Malmo, scoring three against PSG in March 2022, Benzema recorded his fourth UEFA Champions League hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Chelsea in April that year.
The Polish forward had already agreed on terms with Bayern at that point and Lewandowski recorded four hat-tricks for the German giants when opposing Dinamo Zagreb, Red Star Belgrade, Benfica, and lastly Red Bull Salzburg.
The former Barcelona legend scored other six UEFA Champions League hat-tricks against Ajax, APOEL Nicosia, Celtic, Manchester City, and PSV Eindhoven, a record equaled by Cristiano Ronaldo just six months later.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo | 8 Hat-tricks | Real Madrid & Juventus:
Although the most memorable one came against Atlético de Madrid the second time. This time in the colors of Juventus. Juventus progressed 3-2 on aggregate to reach the quarterfinals.
The FIFA Puskas Award is among world football's most prestigious individual honors. It is given annually to the players who score the most beautiful goal of the year. Established in 2009 and named after the legendary Hungarian striker Ferenc Puskas, the award recognizes skill, creativity, and breathtaking moments that capture football fans worldwide. Over the past decade, some of football's biggest names as well as least-known talents, have claimed the honor of unforgettable strikes. Here is the full list of the past decade's FIFA Puskas winners:
FIFA Puskas Winners (2015-2024):
RANK
NAME
CLUB/COUNTRY
SEASON
1.
Wendell Lira
Goianesia
2015
2.
Mohd. Faiz Subri
Penang
2016
3.
Olivier Giroud
Arsenal
2017
4.
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
2018
5.
Daniel Zsori
Debrecen
2019
6.
Son Heung-min
Tottenham Hotspurs
2020
7.
Erik Lamela
Tottenham Hotspurs
2021
8.
Marcin Olesky
Warta Poznan
2022
9.
Guilherme Madruga
Botafogo-SP
2023
10.
Alejandro Garnacho
Manchester United
2024
10. Alejandro Garnacho | Manchester United | 2024:
Manchester United's winger Alejandro Garnacho won the FIFA Puskas Award for the overhead kick goal against Everton in Goodison Park. The Argentine International scored the goal in the third minute of the match and the Red Devils won that match by a 3-0 scoreline on 26 November 2023.
Guilherme Madruga won FIFA Puskas Award for the Overhead Kick goal against Novorizontino in Brazilian Serie B. The Botafogo Star scored the goal from outside of the box with an exceptional overhead kick. It Was the winning goal for the Botafogo-SP and Guilherme's first goal for the club.
2023 FIFA Puskas Award top 3 nominees:
RANK
PLAYER
TEAM
1.
Guilherme Madruga
Botafiogo-SP
2.
Julio Encisco
Brighton
3.
Nuno Santos
Sporting CP
8. Marcin Olesky | Warta Poznan | 2022:
Marcin Olesky is an amputee footballer, and he plays for Warta Poznan and Poland national amputee football team. The Polish international scored an overhead kick goal, and there was no other goal like in the nominee this one. Despite being an amputee, his dedication to football is exceptional. Olesky's physical disadvantage did not stop him from scoring an overhead kick, and pulling off the most valuable individual award.
2022 FIFA Puskas Award Nominees:
RANK
PLAYERS
TEAM
1.
Marcin Olesky
Warta Poznan
2.
Dimitri Payet
Marseille
3.
Richarlison
Brazil
7. Erik Lamela | Tottenham Hotspurs | 2021:
The Argentine international scored the FIFA Puskas Award-winning goal in a North London derby. After a ball was played across the Arsenal box to him, he wasted no time and scored the goal with a beautiful rabona flick, the ball curled between Thomas Partey's legs and finished right into the bottom corner. Unfortunately, the Gunners pulled off an epic comeback and won the game 2-1 and Erik Lamela was sent off later in the second half.
2021 FIFA Puskas Award nominees:
RANK
PLAYERS
TEAM
1.
Erik Lamela
Tottenham Hotspurs
2.
Mehdi Taremi
FC Porto
3.
Patrik Schick
Czech Republic
6. Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspurs | 2020:
The Korean international's absurd strike that saw him pick the ball up on the edge of his own box and dribble the entire length of the pitch before scoring it home. On the day, Tottenham beat Burnley 5-0 in the Premier League, but the highlight of the match was Son's exceptional FIFA Puskas Award-winning goal. It was a fantastic solo effort that will go down as one of the best goals in Son Heung-min's whole career.
2020 FIFA Puskas Award top 3 nominees:
RANK
PLAYERS
TEAMS
1.
Son Heung-min
Tottenham Hotspurs
2.
Giogian de Arrascaeta
Flamengo
3.
Luis Suarez
Barcelona
5. Daniel Zsori | Debrecen | 2019:
Imagine scoring on your senior team debut and scoring the winner against the league leaders in the 93rd minute with an outrageous overhead kick. Daniel Zsori did that against Ferencvaros in the Hungarian league. He started his senior career in the most emphatic fashion possible. His effort edged out Lionel Messi's dink against Real Betis.
RANK
PLAYERS
TEAM
1.
Daniel Zsori
Debrecen
2.
Lionel Messi
Barcelona
3.
Juan Fernando
River Plate
4. Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 2018:
Mohamed Salah wins the FIFA Puskas Award 2018 for this cracking goal against Everton! 🔴 🇪🇬 pic.twitter.com/MCn7zjd9S5
The Egyptian Talisman's effort was decent as he dribbled away two Everton defenders and curled a beautiful effort into the top corner past Jordan Pickford. But is that goal worth it to pull off the FIFA Puskas Award? Cause Salah had scored many goals like this in that season. Amazingly, it beat Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible overhead kick for Real Madrid against Juventus.
2018 FIFA Puskas Award nominees:
RANK
PLAYERS
TEAMS
1.
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
2.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Real Madrid
3.
Giogian de Arrascaeta
Cruzeiro
3. Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | 2017:
The former French international scored his FIFA Puskas Award-winning goal against Crystal Palace with a scorpion kick. Does the goal deserve to win the FIFA Puskas Award? Cause Henrikh Mkhitaryan did something similar a week before Giroud's goal. Giroud's goal no doubt was a brilliant strike, no one can deny that.
2017 FIFA Puskas Award nominees:
RANK
PLAYERS
TEAMS
1.
Olivier Giroud
Arsenal
2.
Oscarine Masuluke
Baroka
3.
Deyna Castellanos
Venezuela
2. Mohd Faiz Subri | Penang | 2016:
It's one of the most remarkable free-kicks ever produced in professional football. Mohd Faiz Subri scored an exceptional free-kick in Malaysian Super League clash between Penang and Pahang back in 2016. With a set piece near the touchline, he aimed and fired an incredible goal that sailed into the top corner, Faiz Subri won the FIFA Puskas Award goal by this goal.
2016 FIFA Puskas Award nominees:
RANK
PLAYERS
TEAM
1.
Mohd Faiz Subri
Penang
2.
Marlone
Corinthians
3.
Daniuska Rodriguez
Venezuela
1. Wendell Lira | Goinesia | 2015:
The Brazilian scored his acrobatic effort for Goinesia a 2-1 win over Atletico-GO. Every football fan loves acrobatic goals or overhead kick goals, but this one is not that good. Arguably, in second-place was Lionel Messi's incredible solo goal against Athletic Club in the 2015 Copa del Rey final. No one can deny that Lira's goal is beautiful, but Messi's goal is something else.
Over the years, many footballers have accumulated huge numbers of goals and assists in every season, putting up all-round performances for both their club and country.
The all-time football greats such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are always present in almost every football stats like these, proving the sheer dominance they created over the years.
However, there are many former players as well, who have racked up plenty of goals and assists to lead their respective teams to coveted success, but we often miss their names.
Sportz Point attempts to delve into football facts which include the world-class footballers who accumulated the most goal contributions in a single season since the year 2000.
Most Goal Contributions in a single season since 2000
10. Roy Makaay | 51 in 2004-05
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Former Dutch international Roy Makaay registered 51 goal contributions in 48 matches for his club and country in the 2004-05 season.
Makaay, who was Bayern Munich's one of the most crucial players that season, scored 34 goals and delivered 17 assists to top the charts.
Total G+A: 51
Season: 2004-05
Club: Bayern Munich
Matches: 48
Goals: 34
Assists: 17
9. Thierry Henry | 56 in 2002-03
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Hailed as one of the greatest goalscorers ever in football, Thierry Henry made 56 goal contributions in the 2002-03 season while playing for Arsenal.
The French striker netted 32 goals and provided 24 assists in 55 appearances across the season. Henry went on to prove himself as one of the most important puzzle pieces for Arsenal's golden period.
Interestingly, Henry made 20 assists in the Premier League that season, which is by far the highest number of assists provided in a single PL season, being the first player ever to register 20 assists.
Total G+A: 56
Season: 2002-03
Club: Arsenal
Matches: 55
Goals: 32
Assists: 24
8. Henrik Larsson | 61 in 2003-04
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Henrik Larsson brought himself into contention with elite footballers in the 2003-04 season, when he accumulated 61 goal contributions for the Scottish side Celtic FC.
Larsson, the former Swedish international put up 41 goals and made 20 assists in 58 appearances across all competitions that season.
Total G+A: 61
Season: 2003-04
Club: Celtic
Matches: 58
Goals: 41
Assists: 20
7. Erling Haaland | 61 in 2022-23
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Erling Haaland is currently one of the most feared strikers in world football. In a blockbuster move, the Norwegian forward signed for Manchester City ahead in the summer of 2022.
Proving his worth, Haaland fired 52 goals and provided 9 assists in 53 appearances across competitions that season. The current City marksman also won the 2022-23 UEFA Best Footballer award for his monstrous performance.
Total G+A: 61
Season: 2022-23
Club: Manchester City
Matches: 53
Goals: 52
Assists: 9
6. Jardel | 63 in 2001-02
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Mário de Jardel Almeida Ribeiro, who was commonly referred to as Jardel, cracked the headlines for making 63 goal contributions in 41 matches while playing for the Portuguese side Sporting CP.
The former Brazilian striker netted 55 goals and delivered 8 assists that season. Jardel also won the Portuguese Footballer of the Year award in 2002, despite being a foreign footballer.
Total G+A: 63
Season: 2001-02
Club: Sporting CP
Matches: 41
Goals: 55
Assists: 8
5. Kylian Mbappe | 64 in 2021-22
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Kylian Mbappe shone like a diamond even after playing with stalwarts such as Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. at Paris Saint-Germain in the 2021-22 season.
The French superstar accumulated 64 goal contributions in 46 games that season, studded with 39 goals and 25 assists across all competitions.
Despite playing in the COVID-affected season, the Polish striker accumulated 65 goal contributions for the German side, netting 55 goals along with 10 assists in 47 appearances.
Total G+A: 65
Season: 2019-20
Club: Bayern Munich
Matches: 47
Goals: 55
Assists: 10
3. Cristiano Ronaldo | 68 in 2013-14
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Cristiano Ronaldois undoubtedly the greatest goalscorer who ever donned the shirt for Real Madrid, whereas he is also considered the Greatest of all-time by many.
The Portuguese sensation racked up a staggering 68 goal contributions for Los Blancos in the 2013-14 season. Ronaldo netted 51 goals and provided 17 assists in 47 games.
Total G+A: 68
Season: 2013-14
Club: Real Madrid
Matches: 47
Goals: 51
Assists: 17
2. Luis Suarez | 83 in 2015-16
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Luis Suarez registered a huge tally of 83 goal contributions in the 2015-16 season, while playing for FC Barcelona.
The former Uruguay international is one of the greatest footballers to ever don the Blaugrana shirt. In 2015-16, Suarez fired an outstanding 59 goals and also provided 24 assists in 53 appearances.
Total G+A: 83
Season: 2015-16
Club: FC Barcelona
Matches: 53
Goals: 59
Assists: 24
1. Lionel Messi | 105 in 2011-12
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Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest footballer ever, reached an inhuman number of goal contributions while playing for FC Barcelona in the 2011-12 season.
The Argentine legend registered 105 goal contributions, studded with an unbelievable 73 goals while also delivering 32 assists in 60 appearances.
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