Who was the last to kick 100 goals?

In 2008, Franklin kicked 100 goals in a single season, making him the last player to achieve the feat.
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Who has kicked 100 goals?

The football phenomenon that was Tony Modra hit another level when he booted his 100th goal of the 1993 AFL season. Modra became the first Crow – and the 25th player in VFL/AFL history – to kick 100 goals in a season when he booted seven goals in a losing side against Fitzroy at Princes Park in Melbourne.
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How many players have scored 100 goals in a season?

In April 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo became the most recent player to reach 100 goals. Six of the 33 players accomplished the feat without scoring a penalty – Sadio Mané, Peter Crouch, Emile Heskey, Les Ferdinand, Andy Cole, and Ryan Giggs.
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Who was the first to kick 1000 goals?

Gordon Coventry – Monday June 4, 1934

Then, in 1934, he became the first player to top 1000 AFL goals.
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Who are the 6 footballers to kick 1000 goals?

The five players to crack 1000 goals were Tony Lockett (1360), Gordon Coventry (1299), Jason Dunstall (1254), Doug Wade (1057) and Gary Ablett senior (1031).
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Who was the last player to kick 1000?

Ablett was the most recent AFL/VFL footballer to reach the magical 1000-goal barrier, doing so in 1996. That was Ablett's final season in football and came about after his three best years.
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Who is the fastest player to reach 500 goals?

Player achievements

The fewest NHL games required to reach the mark is 575, set by Wayne Gretzky. Second-quickest is Mario Lemieux, achieving the mark in his 605th game.
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Who took the longest free-kick?

Columbus Crew midfielder Lucas Zelarayan makes MLS history with a sensational strike from 56 yards out to score the longest free kick in the league's records.
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Who is the best free-kick in history?

#1 Juninho Pernambucano – 77 free-kick goals

Known as the magnificent 7, Juninho was the best when it came to scoring from a dead-ball situation. The former Olympique Lyonnais legend and mid-fielder scored as many as 77 goals from set-pieces. Juninho is considered the greatest free-kick taker of all time.
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Who scored 92 goals in a season?

Gretzky's numbers from 1981-82 (92 goals, 212 points) get all the attention, but he may have been at his best in 1983-84, when he opened the season by getting at least one point in the first 51 games.
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Who is the top goal scorer ever?

There are other claims to the record; the Guinness World Records credits Pelé as the scorer of the "most career goals", with 1,279, and Brazilian striker Romário celebrated scoring what he claimed was his 1,000th goal in 2007 but later admitted his tally included friendly matches; they are reported to have scored 767 ...
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Which player has scored 90 goals in a season?

- Messi has set the world record for a goals in a single calendar year, with a grand total of 91, beating the previous all-time best set in 1972 by Germany and Bayern's Gert Müller, who got 85.
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How many people kicked 1,000 goals?

Only five players in the history of the game have reached the millennial mark. Before Ablett there was Gordon Coventry (in 1934), Doug Wade (1974), Tony Lockett (1995) and Jason Dunstall (1995). Dunstall believes the 1000 mark is unachievable in the modern game.
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Who is the fastest 100-goal scorer in the world?

Who is the fastest 100-goal scorer in the world? Cristiano Ronaldo is the undisputed number 1 footballer in the world when it comes to this category, although some may also argue that he is the greatest footballer of all time. It took only 105 games for Cristiano Ronaldo to score a century for Real Madrid.
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Who is world best dribbler?

One of the greatest ever to grace the sport, Lionel Messi has made a massive impact on any team he has donned the jersey for and his dribbling skill is the major reason for it. Whether playing for the Argentina national football team or Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Messi produces brilliance in every match.
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Who is the world best player?

#1. Lionel Messi (PSG & Argentina) (Total Football Goals: 804) 18 Dec. 2022. Lionel Messi, playing in his 2nd Football World Cup final, won against Mbappe and France.
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What is Messi farthest free-kick?

What is the longest free-kick Messi has scored? On June 15, 2021, Lionel Messi's 33rd minute free-kick against Chile in a 1-1 draw at the Copa America 2021 took the Argentine ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in the list for most free-kick goals by an active footballer.
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What is the farthest goal Ronaldo has scored?

Former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo on May 5, 2009 scored a long-range freekick from 40-yards out against Premier League rivals Arsenal in the Champions League semifinal second leg at the Emirates Stadium.
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Who is the top greatest player in football history?

Brazilian legend Pele is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time. No player has won more World Cups than him, and that alone should be enough to justify the Brazilian's inclusion at the top of this list. Goalscorer supreme, Pele was also the focal point of attack for club and country.
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Who is the youngest player to hit 500 goals?

Wayne Gretzky scored his 500th goal into an empty Canucks net. Only 25 at the time, Gretzky remains the youngest NHL player to reach the 500-goal milestone. He also reached the mark most quickly — in 575 games. Just over 20 per cent of his goals were scored on a power play.
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Who is the goat in soccer?

Messi's World Cup Win May Have Finally Crowned Him the GOAT. When it comes to men's soccer, every generation has its contenders for the best ever to play the game. Before, there was Pelé, then Diego Maradona.
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Who scored 50 goals the fastest?

Wayne Gretzky scored his 50th goal in his 39th game in 1981–82, the fastest any player has done so.
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