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Who Has More Free-kick goals — Messi or Ronaldo?

Messi narrowly leads on direct free-kick conversions in elite football. Here are the totals and the context behind them.

Short answer
Messi

Messi narrowly leads on direct free-kick conversions in elite football.

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By the numbers

Metric
Messi
Ronaldo
Career free-kick goals
65+
60+

free-kick goals — the numbers

Messi: 65+. Ronaldo: 60+.

Messi narrowly leads on direct free-kick conversions in elite football.

Frequently asked

+Who has more free-kick goals — Messi or Ronaldo?

Messi, with 65+ to the other's 60+.

+Is the gap in free-kick goals significant?

Messi narrowly leads on direct free-kick conversions in elite football.

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