6 outrageous football records that can be broken in the 2015/16 season
They say records are made to be broken, and although that might very well be true in a lot of cases, it certainly doesn't mean it’s ever an easy feat to accomplish. Down through the seasons, there have been some terrific achievements in the world of football.Whether it’s been Roy Makaay’s fastest-ever goal in the Champions League after only 10 seconds for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid back in 2007, Geoff Hurst’s astonishing hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany or, Rogerio Ceni’s record of over 120 goals as a goalkeeper – there’s rarely been a shortage of unique personal successes to satisfy our need to be wowed and thrilled.Records that have continued to defy our expectations and stand the test of time are always spectacles to be admired, but it’s true they also serve yet another purpose. Acting as summits to be climbed and obstacles to be overcome, these are the challenges that the kings of the beautiful game strive to overcome season after season.We take a run through six records that could very well get smashed to pieces this season.
#1 Most La Liga goals scored in a season
Is there anything Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo can’t do (aside from winning the World Cup, obviously)? Seemingly impossible to stop when in full flight on the ball, as well as in the record books, this deadly duo continue to compete with each other for the capture of mind-boggling statistic after statistic, and the chase for this particular crown is sure to prove as enthralling as ever once again this season.
Sure, the Argentine artist is already in the hunt to score the most goals ever in a single La Liga season, but considering the form he produced in the second half of last season, it’s really easy to see why he will push hard to break his own record again.
The same can definitely be said of Ronaldo as well. Consumed with the push to be the best forward of his generation, he won’t want to watch on in vain to see La Pulga swat him aside once more.
Without question, these two icons of the game will shade and colour every chapter of the next nine months as the Spanish title looks, once more, to be contested by the behemoths of Barcelona and Real Madrid. And it will be through the boots of these two geniuses that they will do so.
Dominating the charts, Messi and Ronaldo are easily the best two players on the planet. To put their incredible performances into perspective, they are the only players to get past the 40-goal mark in a single season, and they have done so consistently, too.
| # | Player | Season | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | 2011/12 | 50 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2014/15 | 48 |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | 2012/13 | 46 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 2011/12 | 46 | |
| 5 | Lionel Messi | 2014/15 | 43 |
| 6 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2010/11 | 40 |