LONDON, Nov 13: Lionel Messi has returned to the top of the AP Global 10 football rankings by breaking Pele´s 54-year-old goal-scoring record, while Bayern Munich´s stunning form propelled the German side to the top of the team list.

In The Associated Press´ weekly rankings, Messi finished far ahead of his closest rival, Mexican striker Javier Hernandez, who was in goal-scoring form for Manchester United over the past week. Messi is just 10 goals away from breaking the all-time calendar-year record set by Germany´s Gerd Muller in 1982.