Messi has 17 goals in 25 games with Argentina since joining MLS, which is 0.68 goals per game.
He had 104 in 176 with Argentina before joining MLS, which is 0.59 goals per game.
He's improved b/c he no longer has to face newly promoted clubs. Steel sharpens steel.
Ivory Coast have beaten three HUGE teams in their recent games:
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 2-1 France 🇫🇷
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 2-0 Philadelphia Union II 🇺🇸
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 1-0 Ecuador 🇪🇨
Côte d'Ivoire were awarded a PK and JoJo Elliott MADE THE SAVE!!! What a job tonight by the former Union Academy keeper.
Union II 0, Côte d'Ivoire 2 in the 82'
#DOOP#LesElephants#BlueHens@DelawareMSOC
Looking forward to Europeans discovering the Philadelphian street food of choice for sports is served out of cardboard boxes in an acme shopping cart. #worldcup