With the arrival of 2025, the football world has entered a new stage of competition. Just recently, FIFA officially reviewed several records that may be broken this year. First, in the Premier League, Haaland is very close to breaking the record for the fewest games needed to score 100 goals in the league. Currently, the record holder is legendary star Alan Shearer, who scored 100 Premier League goals in just 124 games. Haaland has scored 77 goals in 85 Premier League games, so he has a good chance of breaking this record.
The second record is for 125 appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League, which will belong to Lyon women's football star Renard. Since Lyon has always been dominant in the women's Champions League, her appearance record can be achieved. The third record is Celtic's 55 league titles in the Scottish Premiership. Currently, the record holder is Glasgow Rangers, Celtic's arch-rival. They have won 55 Scottish league titles, and Celtic has a good momentum in the league this season. If they win the title, they will equal this record.
The fourth record is about the World Cup qualifiers. Currently, the record holder is Guatemalan star Carlos Ruiz, who scored a total of 39 goals in the qualifiers. Very close to this number are Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, who scored 36 and 34 goals respectively in the European and South American qualifiers. If things go well in 2025, they both have a chance to break this record. The fifth record is representing the national team 25 times before the age of 19, with the current highest being 24 times. Now, Barcelona youngster Yamal has a chance to challenge this, as he will only turn 18 in two months.
The sixth record that FIFA reviewed is the Bulgarian league. If the strong team Ludogorets can continue to win the championship this season, they will win the league title for the 14th consecutive time. The previous record for the league was 13 times, which is also proof of dominance. Although the league has less influence, there are still top-level teams present, which perhaps is the charm of football.
The seventh record is about the top scorer in the five major leagues. Currently, this record is shared by Messi and Lewandowski, both of whom have won the top scorer in the five major leagues eight times. According to Lewandowski's goal-scoring efficiency in La Liga in the new season, he has a good chance of rewriting this number to nine. At that time, he will surpass Messi and enjoy this record alone. For a player of Lewandowski's level, such a record is quite valuable. Interestingly, his current competitor is teammate Rafinha, but he is five goals behind.
The eighth record belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo, because in 2025, this Portuguese star is likely to become the first player in football history to score 950 goals in his career. He has already scored 916 goals, meaning that in 2025, Ronaldo needs to score 34 more goals to reach this milestone moment. Considering the lower competitive level of the Saudi league he plays in and the recent strong momentum of the Portuguese team, Ronaldo still has a good chance. At least for now, his position as the top scorer in history should be relatively stable. The ninth record belongs to Argentine football king Messi, who has also reached a new milestone, that is, 50 championships in his career. Currently, King Mei has won 46 championships. If he can win another four championship trophies this year, he will continue to consolidate his position as the greatest player in history. Of course, this record is the hardest.
Because Messi needs to ensure that he has four championships, this is obviously not at the same level as other players' records. But if Messi can maintain his current good form, it is not without hope. Because Miami International will participate in the League Cup, MLS, CONCACAF Champions League, Club World Cup, and a new edition of the Euro-American Cup this year. As long as Messi can perform outstandingly, there may really be a chance to approach the record. What do you think about this?