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LIONEL MESSI

Messi earns MLS Team of the Matchday recognition

Inter Miami confirms Messi’s selection for Matchday 34 after his goal and assist against New England.

Our take: Our 2026 MLS archive records 26 goals and 13 final-touch assists for Messi; that assist definition excludes the secondary credits MLS can award. Read the league’s recognition alongside the match archive, rather than treating all assist totals as interchangeable. Messi’s 2026 MLS match archive → Assist definitions and coverage →Analysis uses records reviewed .

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CRISTIANO RONALDO

Ronaldo’s scoring streak faces Kane test

UEFA says Kane could equal Ronaldo’s 11-game Champions League scoring run when Bayern visit Atlético on Tuesday.

Our take: Our Champions League appearance archive puts Ronaldo’s longest scoring run at 11 games and Messi’s at five, counting consecutive appearances rather than fixtures a player missed. That makes Kane’s chase a consistency comparison alongside the separate career-goals leaderboard. Inspect Champions League appearances → Champions League goal totals →Analysis uses records reviewed .

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