mo4ch:>Chasing Pele: Lionel Messi has Brazilian legend's goalscoring mark in sight | Mo4ch News
Lionel Messi has won a host of football awards and captured a plethora of trophies during his stellar career, but the Barcelona superstar moved one step closer to overhauling another all-time great this past weekend.Messi scored twice in Barcelona's 4-3 defeat against Real Betis and in the process surpassed German legend Gerd Muller to climb to second place in the all-time list of top goalscorers for a single club.READ MORE: ‘Leaked’ Ballon d’Or votes signal Messi & Ronaldo could be out of running for first time in decadeMessi's double took his career tally for Barca to 566 as he edged past "Der Bomber," who had found the net 565 times for Bayern Munich in his 15-year stint with the Bundesliga giants.The only man left for Messi to catch in the all-time list is Brazilian legend Pele.Edson Arantes do Nascimento played 18 seasons at Santos, netting a staggering 643 goals for the club, a mark that was considered by many to be unsurpassable in the modern era.READ MORE…