Cristiano Ronaldo scores 700th career goal
Tue Oct 15, 2019 08:01:am Sports
1.8K By Afam Jude Offor
Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, reached 700 career goals in official matches, during their 2-1 loss to Ukraine in a Euro 2020 qualifier on Monday.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner converted a penalty in the 72nd minute, after a Ukraine player was judged to have handled a long-range shot in the box. Ronaldo is the sixth player to achieve the feat, following ex-Germany striker Gerd Muller, Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas, Brazil’s Pele and Romario and the Czech Republic’s Josef Bican. The only other active player close to breaching the 700-goal mark, is Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi, who has 672. Ronaldo, 34, made his international debut at the age of 18 in a 1-0 victory over Kazakhstan on August 20, 2003. He scored his first goal in the opening match of Euro 2004, which Portugal lost 2-1 to eventual winners Greece. Ronaldo being the player who likes to break record would be gunning to score 1000 goals but with age no longer on his side,that may seem an uphill task for him to achieve.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner converted a penalty in the 72nd minute, after a Ukraine player was judged to have handled a long-range shot in the box. Ronaldo is the sixth player to achieve the feat, following ex-Germany striker Gerd Muller, Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas, Brazil’s Pele and Romario and the Czech Republic’s Josef Bican. The only other active player close to breaching the 700-goal mark, is Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi, who has 672. Ronaldo, 34, made his international debut at the age of 18 in a 1-0 victory over Kazakhstan on August 20, 2003. He scored his first goal in the opening match of Euro 2004, which Portugal lost 2-1 to eventual winners Greece. Ronaldo being the player who likes to break record would be gunning to score 1000 goals but with age no longer on his side,that may seem an uphill task for him to achieve.
Related News
Leave a comment...