Cristiano Ronaldo scored 800 goals for the first time in football history | News from Germany about Europe

Manchester United and Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score over 800 goals in official matches. According to sports news agency SID, the record was set late Thursday evening, December 2, when the forward’s double brought his club a 3-2 victory over London-based Arsenal in the 14th round of the English Premier League.

The goals of the Portuguese, scored in the 52nd and 70th minutes of the match, were the 800th and 801st in his career. This is not just the best result in the history of world football, the Portuguese became the first footballer to break the 800 goals bar. In second place in the list of scorers is the legendary Pele (767 goals in official matches), the third is Lionel Messi – 756.

Ronaldo scored the most goals in Real Madrid – 450. In Manchester, the Portuguese scored 130 times, in Italian Juventus – 101, in Lisbon “Sporting”, where his professional football career began – 5. As part of the Portuguese national team, Ronaldo 115 goals scored.

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