New soccer world record: Messi scores 85 goals in a year

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi equalled Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record of 85 goals in a calendar year when he scored in Sunday's La Liga match at Real Betis. The 25-year-old World Player of the Year picked up the ball in a central position in the 16th minute and left the Betis defence for dead before sending an angled shot across goal into the bottom right corner.