Barely a month goes by without Lionel Messi sending some goal-scoring record tumbling, but never has the Barcelona star matched the incredible feat achieved by Wang Shanshan this week.

The China hot-shot helped herself to no less than nine goals in her side's 16-0 demolition of Tajikistan at the 2018 Asian Games.

Wang has since been dubbed the "Nine-Goal Diva" by the Chinese media, despite not even being included in the starting line-up for the aforementioned game.

Indeed, the 28-year-old striker...