Cristiano Ronaldo ‘first and solely footballer in historical past’ to attain this mindboggling, historic landmark

Portugal ahead Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably the best participant the game of soccer has ever seen. Whereas followers of Lionel Messi might imagine otherwise, Ronaldo’s greatness can’t be argued. Ronaldo and Messi are two of the best this era has ever seen. Nevertheless, in a mind-boggling feat, Ronaldo has achieved a historic milestone, and Lionel Messi is unquestionably trailing massive time on this checklist.
Ronaldo scored a aim and bagged an help to assist Al-Nassr defeat Al-Raed 2-1 within the Saudi Professional League on Thursday. With this, Ronaldo has now turn into the ‘first and solely footballer’ within the sport’s historical past to report 700 membership victories.
In line with Marca, Ronaldo has 13 wins with Sporting, 316 victories with Actual Madrid, 214 with Manchester United, 91 with Juventus, and 66 with Al-Nassr.
It is very important state that Ronaldo has greater than 900 objectives to his title throughout all competitions. He’s the main goalscorer within the sport’s historical past, and nobody comes shut.
With this win, Al-Nassr have come inside 5 factors of joint league leaders Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. For the Saudi membership, Ronaldo now has 85 objectives in 94 video games.
Al-Nassr will subsequent sq. off in opposition to Al-Wasl within the AFC Champions League on Monday.
Will Ronaldo play within the FIFA World Cup 2026?
Earlier, Ronaldo’s Portugal teammate Bruno Fernandes had hinted that Ronaldo would possibly play within the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
“I not solely imagine, however I’m virtually sure that he’ll be there. It could be nice if Cristiano Ronaldo fulfilled his dream of profitable the World Cup with the nationwide workforce, not just for him however for us Portuguese individuals,” Bruno Fernandes, the Manchester United captain, advised TNT Sports activities.
“We actually need to give that to our nation. For him, as the last word reference in our soccer, it could be one of the simplest ways to finish,” he added.
The FIFA World Cup is the one main trophy lacking from Ronaldo’s cupboard. By the point the 2026 version arrives, Ronaldo could have turned 41.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is the one participant to have scored in 5 totally different FIFA World Cup editions.
The striker has 135 objectives from 217 appearances for Portugal.