Twitter in awe of Messi after absurd record-breaking free-kick
Records were made to be broken ... by Lionel Messi.
Argentina's superlative superstar became the nation's all-time leading scorer on Tuesday evening, and he did it in style, firing home an otherworldly free-kick against the United States that made everyone, including many American supporters, simply bow in deference.
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Here's how Twitter saluted Argentina's new scoring king.
If the Messi golazo was a YouTube video, you'd be wondering about the editing tricks. A ball doesn't do that.
— Soci 101,978 (@kevvwill) June 22, 2016
Funny how no one saw that coming. And by no one I mean everyone.
— Andrew Das (@AndrewDasNYT) June 22, 2016
Mozart. Messi.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) June 22, 2016
I mean.
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) June 22, 2016
Damn. Messi's unbelievable. That's not fair.
I mean, just shrug tip your cap and try not to concede seven.
— Mike L. Goodman (@TheM_L_G) June 22, 2016
Good Lord, Messi.
— tommy tomlinson (@tommytomlinson) June 22, 2016
(That might be redundant.)
seen god’s face
— Greg Howard (@greghoward88) June 22, 2016