Man Utd Transfers: 7 Things You Need To Know About Falcao

5. He Broke Jurgen Klinsmann's Long-Standing Scoring Record

If you're going to make the claim that Radamel Falcao is just as good as Lionel Messi, then you're going to need some serious statistics to back it up. Fortunately for Falcao's advocates, we have a good one - he once broke German legend Jürgen Klinsmann's long-standing goal-scoring record in Europe. Klinsmann - who coincidentally played for Monaco as well - set a record in the 1995-96 season when he netted fifteen goals in the UEFA Cup with Bayern Munich, helping them win the competition. For 14 seasons that record stood untouched, until Falcao - then of FC Porto - came on the scene and broke it by two strikes. Falcao's 17th goal of the 2010-11 campaign was the one that clinched the Europa League crown for an Andre Villas-Boas-led Porto as his header beat Braga in the final in Dublin. It's another record to back up his claim as one of the world's best players, and United will be hoping he can fire them back into Europe.