Pele's record couldn't have been broken without Lionel Messi's dedication: Puyol

CHENNAI: Lionel Messi surpassed Pele's record of goals for a single club when he scored his 644th for Barcelona against Real Valladolid on Tuesday. Pele had scored 643 goals for Santos.
Messi was, obviously, overwhelmed with his achievement. "20 years ago, I began a journey determined to be the best player I can be and it has taken sacrifice and hard work to score every one of the 644 goals with the help of my teammates," he said on Tuesday.
The feat also delighted Messi's former teammate and friend Carles Puyol."I have seen first-hand the hard work Messi puts in to achieve greatness day in, day out. This record couldn't have been broken without the dedication and commitment he has shown over the last 20 years and I feel privileged to have played a part in his journey to becoming the King of Football," Puyol was quoted in saying in a release.
To commemorate the occasion, Budweiser 0.0 has released a short film featuring the limited-edition Lionel Messi bottle custom designed to celebrate his journey to greatness. It has also created a limited run of 644 bottles, individually numbered from 1 to 644 to represent every goal scored. Each bottle will be gifted to the 160 goalkeepers Messi scored against, including greats such as Gianluigi Buffon, David de Gea and Jan Oblak. Each bottle recognizes the role each goalkeeper has played in pushing Messi to greatness along his 20-year journey toward breaking the record.
Messi hopes that fans will find inspiration in his story. "Hopefully fans around the world will find inspiration in my story to commit to their craft no matter how hard the journey because everyone can achieve greatness if they believe in themselves. I'm excited to partner with them to share this journey with everyone," the legend said.