Cristiano Ronaldo acclaimed himself to be “top of the World’s goalscoring list” after getting a hat trick on Sunday, whereas Brazilian soccer nice Pelé congratulated the Juventus ahead for surpassing his official tally of objectives.
The 36-year-old Ronaldo hit a hat trick for Juventus in a 3-1 win over Cagliari in Serie A to take his whole to 770 profession objectives for membership and nation.
FIRST HALF HAT TRICK FROM CRISTIANO RONALDO 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/wCBQ3UyNt8
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 14, 2021
“There’s no player in the World who hasn’t been raised listening to stories about his (Pelé’s) games, his goals and his achievements, and I’m no exception,” Ronaldo wrote in a prolonged submit on Instagram.
“And for that reason, I’m filled with joy and pride as I acknowledge the goal that put’s me on top of the World’s goalscoring list, overcoming Pelé’s record, something that I could never have dreamed of while growing up as a child from Madeira.”
Ronaldo has scored 668 membership objectives — 5 with Sporting Lisbon, 118 for Manchester United, 450 for Real Madrid and 95 for Juventus. He has additionally scored 102 objectives for Portugal.
Pelé, a three-time World Cup champion, formally scored 767 objectives throughout his profession though he claims to have scored over 1,000 — together with unofficial matches.
“I admire you a lot, I love watching you play and this is no secret to anyone,” Pelé wrote in a submit on Instagram which included a photograph of the pair collectively. “Congratulations on breaking my report of objectives in official matches.
“My only regret is not being able to give you a hug today. But I leave this photo in your honor, with great affection, as the symbol of a friendship that has existed for many years.”
Former Brazilian ahead Romário additionally claims to have scored 1,000 profession objectives, together with unofficial matches. Some sources put Josef Bican forward of all of them.
The Czech nationwide soccer staff claims that Bican is the main goalscorer in official matches, with 821 objectives.
