Breaking down the numbers: Is Cristiano Ronaldo the greatest goalscorer ever?

In 2020, Ronaldo became only the second player ever to score a century of goals for his country, taking his tally to 102 goals for Portugal, while Messi surpassed Pele’s club record of 643 goals.

And in the first week of December, Ronaldo scored his 750th career goal for club and country by netting against Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League.

With 759 goals in 1034 games Since 2001-present, Ronaldo is no doubt a modern great for Manchester United, Real Madrid and now Juventus.

CR7 has won everything in the game, with huge numbers of goals, but I don’t think it’s fair to place him ahead of Great Football Legends such as Romario, Pele, and Joesf Bican just yet. He’s surely one of the greatest goal scorers of his Generation though.

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