Watch Lionel Messi's incredible Club World Cup free-kick for Inter Miami as fans say he's ‘from another planet'
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LIONEL MESSI lit up the Club World Cup with a goal fans reckon should earn him a NINTH Ballon d'Or.
The iconic attacker conjured astonishing curl to whip a 25-yard free-kick high inside the right corner as Inter Miami stunned Porto.
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Messi scores a GORGEOUS free kick goal and @InterMiami are now leading 2-1 versus @FCPorto!
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 19: Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF celebrates scoring their second goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between Internacional CF Miami and FC Porto at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 19, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)
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David Beckham's team went wild after the 37-year-old left viewers claiming he was as good as ever.
One raved: "he is incredible! Messi is from another planet! Give him the ballon d'Or!".
Another wrote: "The curl on that! What a goal from the greatest ever."
And a third posted: "You don't leave the legend with a foul like that to score the goal."
If anything, Messi's strike looked even better when seen on the innovative Ref Cam.
The Argentina and ex-Barcelona hero somehow made his deadball magic look easy as he needed barely any backlift to swing it int the net from just outside the penalty area 'D'.
And it left Miami chasing a famous win - as they overturned Samu Aghehowa's eight-minute spot-kick opener following a soft penalty award.
Venezuela midfielder Telasco Segovia thumped Miami level just 96 seconds into the second half.
And messi struck seven minutes later.
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