There was a historic moment for the Partenopei, with Marek Hamsik surpassing Diego Maradona to move into second place on the club's list of all - time
leading goalscorers in Serie A as the Slovakian midfielder continues to secure his legacy his Naples.
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Quite rightly, he said: «I'm one of
the leading goalscorers in the league.»
It's claimed that as part of the Nerazzurri's plans to strengthen the squad, they may have to sacrifice
their leading goalscorer in order to meet budgets and financial limitations.
Much of the pre-match build up centred around the omission of the Tottenham striker, who, despite being the joint -
leading goalscorer in the Premier League this season, was overlooked by Roy Hodgson in favour of Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck, and Raheem Sterling.
Lionel Messi last night presented the Golden Show which he won for being
the leading goalscorer in Europe to the Camp Nou faithfuls.
At the moment, he is
the leading goalscorer in the Ligue 1 with 26 goals in 25 appearances.
There is no point looking for free bets for him becoming
the leading goalscorer in the Premier League in his first season, but given a few years, he can lead the charts.
Two goals from Giresse mean that he is now
the leading goalscorer in the division with 19, overtaking Bastia (and ex-Guingamp) striker David Suarez who is on 18 for the season.
As if the task at hand wasn't daunting enough, Holloway will be without arguably his two most consistent performers this season in Charlie Adam, who pulls all the strings in the heart of the Blackpool midfield, and striker DJ Campbell, Blackpool's
leading goalscorer in the Premier League this season with nine goals.
So Wednesday's visitors do have the credentials to score goals, as does a one Raul Gonzalez, the all - time
leading goalscorer in the Champions League but a player who cut the shape of a forlorn figure up front in the opening leg as Schalke's creative outlets — Jurado and Jefferson Farfan in particular — failed to overcome nerves and rise to the occasion.
Not exact matches
You might ask, «why would the the most prolific scorer
in Europe AND the
leading Champions League
goalscorer only be number three?»
While Rochdale's
goalscorers will go down
in the club's history today it was the left - back Matt Done that
lead the League One side's heroic efforts.
Yes the former Barcelona man is our
leading goalscorer, and has been key
in our positive start to the year, but it seems as if he believes he is bigger than the club, and his disregard for his fitness
in playing regardless of injury for his country, is pure disrespèct.
I noticed we had 3 players
in the top 12 odds for PL
leading goalscorer suggesting the bookies are expecting goals from 3 of our guys.
A lovely move, involving Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and
goalscorer Oscar saw the Blues take the
lead in Sunday's Premier League game at Crystal Palace inside 29 minutes.
While absences due to injury and the Africa Cup of Nations may well have
led to him missing out, there's also no space for current Premier League top
goalscorer Romelu Lukaku who is snubbed
in both starting XIs.
THERESA HIRSCHAUER CINCINNATI Hirschauer, a senior striker, became the
leading women's soccer career
goalscorer for both Brown (62) and the Ivy League (29)
in her four varsity seasons.She was named the conference's woman player of the year last season.
There is no doubting what the big story of the weekend
in the Premier League was — Frank Lampard's late equaliser for Manchester City against Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium, with Lampard bagging against the club where he spent 13 huge years and became the all - time
leading goalscorer.
Conte took over as Chelsea manager after Euro 2016
in July and, although he has enjoyed a fabulous first season
in England, it could have been all so different had his
leading goalscorer got what he wanted.
Thomas Muller has moved level with Neymar and Lionel Messi as the 2014 FIFA World Cup top
goalscorer on four goals after a fine finish from the edge of the box gave Germany the
lead against the USA
in Recife.
Couple that with how many clubs
in better positions and with more recent success need a top - class
goalscorer to
lead their line, there is an element of surprise that it's Arsenal being tipped to potentially reach a deal for Aubameyang.
The Argentina international has been a big hit for City down the years, scoring 182 goals
in 272 games, becoming their all - time
leading goalscorer.
However, the 21 - year - old is Tottenham's
leading goalscorer, having netted seven times
in six League Cup and Europa League outings.
The Socceroos all - time
leading goalscorer has been linked with moves to Sydney FC, Melbourne City and the Western Sydney Wanderers
in recent months, but it is believed there is still interest
in the player coming from England.
He DID prove himself at a smaller club when he was top
goalscorer for Ligue 1,
leading Montpellier to the title, who were 13th
in terms of team value that season.
In an international career spanning over fourteen years, the Evertonian became England's all - time leading goalscorer, scoring 53 times in 119 game
In an international career spanning over fourteen years, the Evertonian became England's all - time
leading goalscorer, scoring 53 times
in 119 game
in 119 games.
With an incredible 193 goals for Chelsea, Kerry Dixon is undoubtedly one of the club's all - time greats, and is still third
in their all - time list of
leading goalscorers after a great career with the Blues.
Henry scored an impressive 360 goals
in total and finishes his career as France's all - time
leading goalscorer.
Joachim Low is likely to stick with the same team that saw off the hosts
in such stunning fashion, with all - time World Cup
leading goalscorer Miroslav Klose starting upfront despite the second half of audition of Andre Schurrle against Brazil, which saw the Chelsea man score twice.
While top
goalscorer Jonathan Kodjia is set to return earlier than expected after Ivory Coast's premature elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations, his absence has made the problem worse
in recent weeks and has
led to Villa losing their momentum under Bruce.
After Wayne Rooney scored a penalty for England
in their comfortable 5 - 0 Euro 2016 qualifying clash with San Marino yesterday, he is now just eight goals away from becoming the all - time
leading Three Lions
goalscorer.
The second of those goals, against Brazil
in that 7 - 1 semi-final, saw him become the World Cup's all - time
leading goalscorer, passing the great Brazilian Ronaldo.
In fairness, Ronaldo arguably deserves all the recognition he wants after his services to the club, for whom he's made history by becoming their all - time
leading goalscorer among numerous other accolades.
Lampard found the back of the net
in this fashion countless times on his way to becoming Chelsea's all - time
leading goalscorer, with a remarkable 208 goals
in 626 appearances from the centre of the park.
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With a faster and prolific
goalscorer leading the line for Arsenal, it would be inevitable that Lacazette would extend on his success
in Ligue 1 and specialise
in a hard - hitting Premier League.
Newcastle have the
leading options
in the anytime
goalscorer market with Mato Joselu the 7/4 favourite with Dwight Gayle at 8/5.
Last year's
leading goalscorer kicked the year off
in style as Manchester United defeated Swansea for NBC's first telecast of the EPL
With Alex Brosque handed a more advanced role behind marquee player Marc Janko
in attack, Smeltz was forced to accept a role on the bench for the match
in Melbourne, and the A-League's second all - time
leading goalscorer made his feelings known
in the run - up to the game.
The Colombian striker has shown some of his improvement, during
in an international duty, scoring against Bahrain and Kuwait to become country's all - time
leading goalscorer.
The French top flight's
leading goalscorer is also said to be interested
in a move to the Major League Soccer
in the United States, having previously featured for the likes of Milan, Barcelona and Ajax.
Lionel Messi goals stats stand at 585 goals
in 727 competitive matches, he is Barcelona's all time
leading goal scorer with 524 goals to his name he is also all time
leading goalscorer of Spanish league having scored over 300 goals.
Mohamed Salah may be next
in line for Jürgen Klopp's rotation policy after the Liverpool manager substituted his
leading goalscorer against Everton as a precaution against a hamstring problem.
a out and out
goalscorer who can
lead the line and who can play off our top guns fabregas, walcot, arshavin and co would be edin dzeko proven amazing top
goalscorer in germany last season only 23 and reads the gamewell.
Dzeko's arrival
in Rome was meant to be a landmark moment heralding the arrival of a truly world class
goalscorer in the city for the first time since Gabriel Batistuta
led us to our last Scudetto.
In the correct score market Chelsea 2 - 0 option is at 13/2 and
leading up the anytime
goalscorer market is Alvaro Morata at 4/5 who badly needs a goal after missing three sitters against the Gunners.
Cahill, Australia's all - time
leading goalscorer, with 45 goals
in 88 appearance, has been linked with a move to the A-League, with both Sydney FC and the Western Sydney Wanderers reported to be interested
in his services.
Nerves and a lack of confidence have undermined Southampton this season as much as the absence of a reliable
goalscorer, so
in taking such an early
lead they quickly settled
in front of what has been their restless support.