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Messi adds another classic to the collection
Published 2/23/2008 by Simon Baskett at Reuters Soccer Blog
You may remember a post I did on Lionel Messi’s habit of emulating goals from the footballing greats. Last season the lank-haired Barcelona forward added his own versions of Maradona’s World Cup double against England in 1986 and Zidane’s Champions League winning volley to his collection. Well, he’s done it again according to Spanish sports daily Marca. His decisive strike in his side’s 3-2 win over Celtic on Wednesday was, they say, a copy of one of Ferenc Pukas’s classic efforts in Hungary’s legendary 6-3 demolition of Wembley in 1953. ...

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