Juventus star striker Cristiano Ronaldo called himself the best scorer in football history after Sunday’s hat-trick into the Cagliari net, with which he rounded the number of his career goals to 770. The 36-year-old Portuguese considered the Brazilian Pelé to be 767 goals so far. However, the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FACR) stated in January that the best scorer in history is Josef Bican with 821 goals.
Although it seemed to the Czechoslovak national team that the scorer of the “Old Ladies” surpassed him with a January milestone of 760 goals, the FACR History and Statistics Commission, after recalculating all of Bican’s hits, found that the legendary gunner scored 821 goals in official matches. Ronald misses 51 goals. Some sources state that another Brazilian Romário is ahead of the Portuguese with 772 goals.
According to a number of world sources, Pelé scored between 757 and 767 goals in official matches with his clubs and the selection of Brazil. However, debates on a similar topic are still arousing discussion, as the former scorer Santos himself states, for example, the number of 1283 goals scored in his instagram account.
Ronaldo grants Pelo 767 a hit, so he only recognized his record breaking now. “There’s no player in the world who doesn’t grow up listening to stories about Pele’s matches, goals and achievements. I’m no exception.” Ronaldo wrote on the instagram after a duel with Cagliari in the 27th round of the Italian league, in which he gave the defending champion a 3: 1 victory with a hat-trick between 10 and 32 minutes.
“For that reason, I am filled with joy and pride in acknowledging that I reached the top of the world ranking of shooters and broke Pele’s record. I could not have dreamed of such a thing when I was growing up in Madeira as a child.” said the 2016 European Champion.
He scored five goals for Sporting Lisbon, 118 for Manchester United, 450 for Real Madrid, 95 for Juventus and added another 102 goals in the Portuguese national team. “Thank you to everyone who took part in this amazing journey with me. Teammates, rivals, fans of this beautiful sport around the world and especially my family and close friends. Believe me when I say that I could not do without you.” stated Ronaldo.
“I can’t wait for more matches, challenges, records and trophies! Believe me, this story is far from over. The future is tomorrow and there is a lot to win with Juventus and Portugal. Join me on this journey!” dodal Ronaldo.
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