Watch Lionel Messi's gravity-defying, record-breaking goal against the U.S.
Lionel Messi is very, very good at soccer.
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Lionel Messi is very, very good at soccer. In case anyone on the planet forgot, he showed off his skills with a superhuman goal against the United States during the Copa America semifinals on Tuesday.
With his team ahead 1-0 in the first half, he took a free kick in the 32nd minute and slotted it just — quite literally just — into the top right corner of the net. It was a beauty to behold, one that also moved Messi past Gabriel Batistuta as Argentina's all-time leading scorer with 55 goals.
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Not too long after the goal, Twitter went wild.
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And while the goal spelled bad news for the USMNT, it was so pretty even U.S. fans had to admire it.
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