#11. Most Appearances in the FIFPro World XI (9 times)
The FIFPro World XI is chosen based on votes from various coaches, critics and footballers who select the best XI players in the world. The team is presented during the FIFA Ballon d’Or awards ceremony.
Last time Paul Pogba, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo made the FIFPro World XI last year. The player with the most appearances in that XI is the Real Madrid superstar and Lionel Messi both with 9.
#10. Most international goals in a year for club and country(25 goals)
Here’s another record the Portuguese shares with his bitter rival Lionel Messi. The forward has scored 25 goals in a calendar year in European and international competitions. He achieved this title in 2013 just a year after Messi had achieved the same record.
This record is also held by English great Vivian Woodward who played for Chelsea and Tottenham in the early 1900’s as a forward. So it took more than a decade to equal his record and it was equaled in two consecutive years. Quite an era we live in!
