5 records held by Lionel Messi that Ronaldo can NEVER break

Lionel Messi may be 37 now but he remains one of football's most gifted players.

After his second Copa America triumph, we take a look at 5 absurd records by the Argentine that will likely never be broken.

In 2012, Messi broke the longstanding record of 85 goals, scoring 91 for Barcelona. Messi, under Pep Guardiola, reached unfathomable heights in the False 9 role and the goals flowed like water.

Scoring one hat-trick is a dream for a striker, let alone 5. Now imagine 36 of those in one lifetime and this is just in the league. Messi scored 36 hat-tricks for Barcelona in Laliga and if he hadn't moved on, surely would have clocked 40.

This is yet another record that would surely be impossible to break, or at least close to impossible.

Messi scored 474 goals in Spain before moving to PSG and with Karim Benzema gone and LaLiga not boasting any young consistent marksmen, it is impossible to see this record ever being broken.

Lionel Messi finally won the World Cup and was the tournament's best player, and those standout performances earned him a deserved 8th Ballon d'Or.

This put him 3 clear of Cristiano Ronaldo who is stuck on 5 wins.

To dominate a sport to this extent while being in constant competition with the game's other great star in Cristiano Ronaldo speaks volumes. Hard to see this one ever being broken.

This is one record that will probably never be broken, at least not in this lifetime.  Just for context, Erling Haaland would need 13 seasons scoring 50 goals for Manchester City to even come close.

You can't disagree really, either. 672 goals is simply a remarkable feat, Messi is simply remarkable.