Skip to main content

Study names Lionel Messi the greatest player in La Liga history, Cristiano Ronaldo 17th

A La Liga study has today revealed that, statistically, Lionel Messi is the greatest player in the history of the Spanish top-flight.

Blaugrana legend

Since having made his debut for Barcelona in 2004, Messi has gone on to smash almost every La Liga goalscoring record in existence.
The diminutive Argentinian has notched a staggering 349 goals in 382 La Liga appearances, cementing himself in the eyes of many as the greatest footballer of all time.

Study

While there will never be a definitive answer to the question of the greatest ever player, a study carried out by the Centro de Investigaciones de Historia y Estadística del Fútbol Español (The Centre of Historical and Statistical Investigations of Spanish Football) claims that, at least in Spain, Messi is in fact the finest club footballer to ever grace the pitch.
As per AS, the study was based on ‘a series of co-efficients including minutes played by season, goals scored in open play, penalties and own goals as well as sending-offs.’
José Antonio Ortega, who carried out the research, claims that ‘all of the evaluations are tallied with a scoring system that is simple and homogeneous that evaluates the footballers with the same analysis across all seasons.’

Chart

Messi, who’s ‘technique, ambition, talent and ability’ earn him a place atop the list, sits ahead of Real Madrid legend Raul Gonzalez, with former Barca man César Rodriguez rounding out the top three.
Telmo Zarra, an Athletic Bilbao legend, comes in in fourth, while Enrique Castro ‘Quini’, who lined out for both Sporting Gijon and Barcelona, is fifth.
After Messi, the next active player on the list is Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently resides in 17th.
BarcelonaMessiBarcelonaLionel Messi

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Human Meat Found In McDonald’s Meat Factory

In the last few years there were many controversy regarding the food served at McDonald’s. Still, all of you will agree that the latest speculation about the meat this famous fast food chain uses exceeds all expectations. Namely, there is one report which contains a shocking audio confession by a man claiming McDonald’s uses human meat as a filler in their 100% beef hamburgers along with proved facts that McDonald’s has been accused of using worm meat fillers was published recently. This shocking report impelled food inspectors to investigate the matter further. What is even more shocking, allegedly they have found human and horse meat in the freezers of an Oklahoma City McDonald’s meat factory. In addition, inspectors found human meat in several trucks on their way to deliver the burgers to the fast food restaurants. There are other reports that suggest that upon inspecting McDonald’s factories and food restaurants throughout the country, food authorities found human me...
Post a Comment
Read more

Full score, England vs South Africa, 3rd cricket Test, Day 2: SA 126/8 at stumps, ENG 353 all out

Debutant Toby Roland-Jones’s 4\/39 has South Africa in all sorts of trouble in the third cricket Test at The Oval. Earlier, Ben Stokes’ 112 and Alastair Cook’s 88 propelled England to a first innings score of 353. Get full score of England vs South Africa... Toby Roland-Jones celebrates the wicket of Heino Kuhn on the second day of the third Test match between England and South Africa at The Oval. Get full score of England vs South Africa here(AP)
Post a Comment
Read more

Marine's son, 4, bursts into tears as dad, stepmom wed in heartwarming video

Joshua Newville and Emily Leehan may have gotten married in front of 130 of their closest family members and friends over the weekend — but it was Newville’s 4-year-old son who stole the show. In a video that’s gone viral, the adorable boy, Gage, becomes overwhelmed and breaks down into tears of joy while his stepmom reads surprise vows she wrote just for him. “I want you to be safe and to try your hardest and to be a good person,” Leehan tells Gage, who begins to cry and runs into her arms. She adds, “I know that you and I will butt heads, except for right now. But I hope, with all my heart, that as you become a grown man, you will understand my methods and realize I've only done what is best for you and that I love you." U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Joshua Newville and Senior Airman Emily Leehan got married on Saturday in upstate New York. Newville's son, Gage, became overwhelmed with emotion at the ceremony. "The last thing that I hope you learn is that you are a ver...
Post a Comment
Read more