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Barcelona's Messi overtakes Pele's scoring record with 644 goals for the club

Barcelona's Lionel Messi has overtaken Brazil legend Pele to become the player to score the most goals for a single club after taking his tally to 644 on Tuesday.

The record-breaking goal came in the second half of Barca's match at Valladolid, with Messi took the ball in stride off a flick from Pedri for a sweep into the corner of the net.

Pele struck 643 competitive goals for Santos during an 18-year stay with the Brazilian club. He left for the New York Cosmos in 1975 and until Messi's goal, the record had stood ever since.