Cristiano Ronaldo overtook the Brazilian Pele’s goal record last week. Now the Portuguese has been honored.
After his historical record last weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo has received a very special souvenir. Immediately before the Serie A game between Juventus Turin and Benevento Calcio (0: 1), the striker received a jersey with the number 770 and the heading GOAT as appreciation for the “best of all time” from the hands of Juve President Andrea Agnelli .
Ronaldo scored all three goals in the 3-1 win against Cagliari Calcio last weekend and became the most successful goalscorer in football history. With 770 hits, he passed the Brazilian Pele, who had headed the list with 767 hits for a long time.
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⚽ 134 of head ✈️
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– JuventusFC (@juventusfc) March 21, 2021
Earlier records are partly controversial
However, this record was controversial. Sometimes it is not certain which earlier games were considered competitive and which were not. When Cristiano Ronaldo topped the 757 goal mark at the beginning of January, it was already a new record in competitive matches in the eyes of many observers. However, CR7 saw it differently.
Pele, who claims to have scored over 1200 hits, turned to Ronaldo’s historic gala via Facebook to the Portuguese. “Everyone goes on their own journey, and yours is just beautiful,” he wrote: “I admire you very much and I like to watch you, that’s no secret. I congratulate you on breaking my scoring record in official games. I regret it only that I can’t hug you today. “
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