Before the eyes of Tom Bradythe “GOAT” of the NFL, Cristiano Ronaldo ended the controversy and with a triplet he reached 807 goals to overtake Josef Bican (805) as the top scorer in the history of the football.
The Forward Austrian, who played between 1928 and 1956, originally, had 759 goals recorded officially; however, according to statistics from the site rsssf.com, it was detailed that the player scored 805, a figure that the Portuguese surpassed on Saturday against Tottenham.
“Ronaldo did what he does best. We have the best striker in the history of our team. That can’t be a problem. Today (Saturday) he showed why he is Cristiano Ronaldo”, said Paul Pogba, midfielder of the Manchester United after the victory.
“Well played. You played great,” Tom Brady told CR7. The player considered the greatest in the history of the NFLwith seven rings of Super Bowlwent down to the court and exchanged some reflections with who is perhaps the best soccer player who has played in the Premier.
The header with which Ronaldo completed the treble on Saturday against Tottenham required a move worthy of another legend, Michael Jordanwhen he rose into the air after a corner kick and with it secured the 3-2 victory of the Unitedwhich is in fifth place in the Premieronly at one point Arsenalwho has the last ticket for the Champions of the coming campaign.
Cristiano Ronaldo had the opportunity to savor the clamor of the hobby after coming off the bench and shortly after he scored the winning goal in the 81st minute. Brady, along with the rest of the fansrose to give the ovation.
Although the forward Portuguese He already has 59 hat-tricks in his career, only one more before Saturday had been in a United shirt: in January 2008 against Newcastle, during his first spell of six seasons at the club.
“It was the best performance that (Ronaldo) has had since I arrived, with the ball and without it. It was really important that he was able to perform at that level,” said United’s caretaker manager, Ralph Rangnick.
In this way, the Portuguese star once again demonstrated that he can shake the nets at 37 years old.
Other records that Cristiano Ronaldo owns
- Top scorer in the history of Real Madrid: 451 goals
- Top scorer in the history of the Portugal National Team: 115 goals
- Top scorer in national team history: 115 goals
- Top scorer in Champions League history: 140 goals
- Most goals converted in a Champions League edition: 17
- All-time top scorer in the Club World Cup: 7 goals
- Historical scorer of the European Championship: 14 goals
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