Cristiano Ronaldo had made history by becoming the all-time top goalscorer in football after scoring for Juventus in their clash against Napoli.
The historic goal gave Juventus the lead in the 64th minute, eventually clinching the club’s record-extending ninth Super Cup title.
Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed Josef Bican for the most goals scored for club and country in football history with his tally now at 760.
According to some football websites, Josef Bican netted at least 27 goals in Rapid Vienna’s amateur teams and in unofficial matches.
Second, some data during his 1952 stint with the Czech second division is also missing and thus, his tally stood at 759 goals. There is also a dispute over whether Pele has the most goals in his football career.
On his Instagram handle, Pele says that he has scored over 1200 goals but officially, he has 757 goals. Also, Brazilian star Romario claims he has 1000 goals but officially, it is 743.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been a goal-scoring machine in this football season, scoring 32 goals in 32 games. Cristiano Ronaldo’s effort helped Juventus win the Copa Italia.
A breakup of his goal-scoring statistic was released by Opta and it revealed Cristiano Ronaldo’s greatness came in his stint with Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a whopping 450 came during his nine-year spell at Real, while he netted 118 for Manchester United, 102 for his country Portugal, 85 for current club Juve and five at Sporting Lisbon.