Miroslav Klose has commented on Lionel Messi overtaking his World Cup goals record.
Klose had scored 16 goals in 24 World Cup matches, a record before Lionel Messi reached 17 World Cup goals. The German stated that he had a phone call with Lionel Messi after the Argentine had broken his goal record. According to SC ESPN, Here is what he had to say:
“Lionel Scaloni was my team mate at Lazio in Rome. We are always in contact.
“He organized a call between Messi and myself, it was very emotional. Of course we had crossed paths when on the pitch, it was always pleasant and respectful.
“But that phone call was the first time we had talked at such length outside of those encounters. He told me he would send me an autographed jersey.”