Along with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly the best football player of the past decade. His trophy cabinet provides an incredible illustration of this.
This is a historic milestone that was reached a few days ago by Cristiano Ronaldo. the Portuguese footballer, scored a brace against Udinese, bringing his total, club and selection to 758. Why is it important? Because he passes Pelé’s record, until then officially set at 757 goals as a professional footballer.
But, the situation is slightly more complicated since several figures are put forward for Pelé’s record: 757 and 767. From one medium to another, the data changes. Above all, his club Santos had organized a lot of friendly matches at the time and now claims more than 1,000 goals for the Brazilian player. What relegate Cristiano Ronaldo very far, even if the way of counting the numbers is debated.
Pelé defends his record
On his Twitter account, Pelé also defended himself against the controversy. The former Brazilian star was notably accused of having indicated 1,283 goals on his Instagram biography, in order to retain the title of greatest scorer in history.
The press accused me of having changed the biography of my Instagram, to eclipse these big stars who break my records. The text of the bio has always been the same since I entered the platform. None of this should distract us from their incredible accomplishments.
