Higuain Breaks Seria A Goals Record

Gonzalo Higuain broke the record for goals in a Serie A season, scoring a hat-trick to take his total to 36 as Napoli thrashed Frosinone.

The 28-year-old Argentine surpassed Gunnar Nordahl’s record of 35, which had stood since 1949-50.

Higuain struck twice in 17 minutes after the break before netting with a bicycle kick from the edge of the area.

Victory secured second place – and a spot in next season’s Champions League group stage – for Napoli.

They finished two points above Roma, who beat AC Milan 3-1 and will go into the Champions League play-offs.

Juventus, who sealed a fifth successive title in April, finished ninth points clear of Napoli.

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Higuain Breaks Seria A Goals Record

Martial Close To Goals Record At Manchester United

Anthony Martial currently shares a goals record for players who started their first full season at Manchester United as teenagers with Brian Kidd and Wayne Rooney.

Martial, who was 19 at the start of 2015/16 and turned 20 in December, bagged his 16th and 17th goals of the campaign with a second-half brace during Tuesday night’s 3-2 defeat to West Ham at Upton Park.

Kidd scored 17 goals during his own debut campaign back in 1967/68, when he broke into Sir Matt Busby’s first team as a raw 18-year-old. He famously turned 19 on the day he netted in the European Cup final win over Benfica at Wembley.

Rooney also scored 17 times in his first season, 2004/05, starting with three goals on his debut against Fenerbahce at just 18 years and 335 days – a feat that made him the youngest player to register a Champions League hat-trick. Like Kidd, he scored for United on his 19th birthday, as Arsenal were defeated 2-0.

Norman Whiteside played his first two games at the close of 1981/82, but it was in the subsequent campaign, his first full one in the senior squad, when he wowed fans. The 17-year-old bagged 14 goals in 57 outings and became the youngest player to score in the League Cup final and the FA Cup final.

An 18-year-old Sir Bobby Charlton sits below Whiteside in our statistical table, after graduating through the ranks to score 12 goals in just 17 games during the 1956/57 season.

Andy Ritchie made his debut as a 17-year-old in December 1977 but only made four appearances that season. We consider 1978/79, when he scored 10 goals, to be his first full season. A 17-year-old Alex Dawson also scored 10 in 1957/58, including a hat-trick in the FA Cup semi-final replay against Fulham.

A 17-year-old Ryan Giggs registered seven goals in his first full season with the seniors and that places him level with his good friend Paul Scholes, who also scored seven as a 19-year-old in 1994/95.

United famously paid a world-record transfer fee for a teenager when Cristiano Ronaldo was bought from Sporting Lisbon in 2003 and the Portuguese forward went on to become the best player on the planet, although his six-goal haul during his debut season is less than half the amount registered by Martial.

Marcus Rashford has of course wowed supporters by scoring seven goals in 16 appearances since making his senior debut against FC Midtjylland back in February.

With one Barclays Premier League fixture and the Emirates FA Cup final left to play this season, Martial could yet score the one goal he needs to set a new record ahead of Kidd and Rooney.

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Martial Close To Goals Record At Manchester United

Robinho Two Goals Away From Pelé"s Copa Libertadores Tally

After scoring in Atlético Mineiro’s 4-0 win over Melgar, striker Robinho reached the mark of 15 goals in the Copa Libertadores.

After recording 14 goals for Santos [in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 editions], Robinho scored his first goal in an Atlético shirt in the South American competition on Thursday.

With 10 goals in 10 games for Atlético Mineiro, Robinho is also the current top scorer in the Campeonato Mineiro [9 goals].

Aged 32, the player still has a chance to enter the list of 10 Brazilian players with most goals in Copa Libertadores history.

After reaching 15 goals, Robinho has surpassed Rogério Ceni, Luís Fabiano, Washington, Thiago Ribeiro and Neymar, all with 14 goals.

Now he shares the 11th place with Leandro Damião and Alex, former player of Palmeiras and Cruzeiro.

With two more goals, Robinho can also match Brazilian football legend Pelé who has 17 in the continental competition.

Brazilian with most goals in the history of the Libertadores:

1. Luizão (29)

2. Palhinha (25)

3. Célio (22)

4. Jairzinho (21)

5. Guilherme (19)

6. Tita (18), Marcelinho Carioca (18)

8. Pelé (17)

9. Zico (16), Jardel (16)

11. Robinho (15), Alex (ex-Palmeiras) (15), Leandro Damião (15)

14. Thiago Ribeiro (14), Rogério Ceni (14), Luis Fabiano (14), Washington (14), Neymar (14)

Robinho Two Goals Away From Pelé"s Copa Libertadores Tally

Four Goals Is Good But, We Can Do More - Herbert Addo

Inter Allies head coach; Herbert Addo said his side could have scored more than the four goals they recorded in their Ghana Premier League (GPL) game last Sunday at Tema.

The Tema based club beat Bechem United 4-0 at the Tema Stadium to register their second win of the campaign after going winless in their last four games.

And Coach Addo expressed satisfaction on his team’s performance but stressed that they could have done a lot more in front of goal.

“We created a lot of chances to have buried them on the day,” he said, but, praised the efforts of his charges as they registered their first win since the opening day.

Isaac Twum, Gockel Ahortor, Prince Baffoe and Ropapa Kwabena Mensah were all on the score sheet as they moved to eighth on the table with eight points. Bechem United are 14^th with seven points.

“Hopefully, we will build on this performance going into the rest of the games and I believe we will rise up to the challenge as the season wore on,” he said.

Inter Allies will next play Medeama SC in Tarkwa when the GPL resumes after the MTN FA Cup round of 32 games this weekend.

Four Goals Is Good But, We Can Do More - Herbert Addo

Ibrahim Musah Targets More Goals For Hearts of Oak

Accra Hearts of Oak striker Ibrahim Musah is atrgeting scoring more goals for the club after his cameo performance in last Sunday’s victory over Inter Allies at Tema.

The bulky striker came off the bench to score two late goals as the Phobians came from behind to win 3-2 at the Tema Sports Stadium to maintain their unbeaten start to the season and keep their leadership of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) after five games.

Musah said after the game that he was happy with the opportunity handed him by the technical team to contribute when the situation was tough.

He wants to repay that faith by getting in among the goals as often as possible to help the club attain their aim of winning this season’s championship at the end of the campaign.

“I was told to go into the game for a specific purpose by Coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi, and, this worked out to perfection, hopefully, this will continue on a consistent basis for me and the club,” he told the club’s official newspaper, the Hearts News.

“This has been a very special moment for me, scoring two important goals for Accra Hearts of Oak as we came from behind to win 3-2, and, I dedicate these to the coach and his staff for the trust they put in me,” he said.

He hoped for many more of such opportunities as the seasons continues and believed that if the team keeps playing the way they are, success will crown their efforts at the end of the campaign.

Ibrahim Musah Targets More Goals For Hearts of Oak

Nuhu Brothers Vow to Score More Goals For Ashgold

Ashgold twin brothers Alhassan and Fuseni Nuhu have pledged to improve upon their previous performance by banging in more goals at the end of the 2016 Ghana Premier League.

The brothers introduced themselves to the faithful fans of their new side, Ashgold, with the crucial goals as the Miners held off Medeama SC in the opening matches of the season.

The former Edubiase duo racked in 15 goals for the Ashanti region based side before defecting to town rivals just before the commencement of the 2016 football season.

Bashiru Hayford side sealed a transfer deal for the biological brothers to boost up their playing squad ahead of their CAF Champions league campaign.

A goal each from the twins on thei debut league game, confirmed their importance to the Miners quest for domestic and continent aspirations as the Aboakese side skipped their first hurdle at home to Medeama SC.

Twin half of the brothers, Alhassan Nuhu expressed their excitement at both scoring and their readiness to shoulder more responsibilities for the Obuasi based side.

“It has been exciting for us all especially as we scored in the same game for quite a while now as a pair.

“Normally he (Fuseini Nuhu) scores more goals but I must admit my happiness at scoring or seeing my brother also score.

“There are more to come from us as a pair because we just have to enjoy our time on the pitch and chip in with some vital goals too. Hopefully we all get an improved goal tally at the end of the season.” Nuhu told sports crusader.

Nuhu Brothers Vow to Score More Goals For Ashgold