Clarifying user intent

I see the user shared a Chinese sentence that talks about Messi being only four assists away from the all-time record in MLS, but they didn't ask a specific question. They might be looking for more details or a summary, so it's important for me to clarify what they want. Also, the claim seems to touch on historical football assists on a global scale, so I should ask if they want source data or specifics about Messi's assists.Evaluating assist statistics

I’m noticing there’s a lot of unreliable information about assist numbers. For instance, Opta might offer a dataset of assists starting from a specific year. I've seen Messi mentioned with 401 assists, but the all-time leader for assists claimed is often unclear—sometimes it's attributed to him, yet others mention players like Neymar and Özil. I’m also checking international assists, where Messi may have 58 assists for Argentina, while Neymar could have 60. It's quite a mix, and I need to clarify these figures!Clarifying assist statistics

I think we can check and ask for permission to fetch current assist numbers, keeping my explanation concise. I might say something like, "This claim could confuse statistical standards; there's no unified global historical assists list." I need to mention that different data providers like Opta and Transfermarkt have varying figures. As of October 2024, Messi's career assists are around 362, but I should avoid giving specific numbers and instead offer ranges cautiously. I'll provide ways to verify the information and ask if they want a response in Chinese, since they wrote in Chinese.