Real Madrid held a special ceremony to honour Cristiano
Ronaldo on Friday after he became the club's all-time
leading scorer.
Ronaldo scored his 322nd and 323rd goals on Wednesday
in Madrid's 2-0 win over Malmo in a Champions League
game in Sweden, matching the mark previously held by Raul Gonzalez.
The club, however, consider Ronaldo to have already broken the record, counting a deflected free kick in 2010 that was later officially credited to Pepe.
Real presented Ronaldo with a custom-made trophy in a
ceremony attended by his family and teammates at the
Bernabeu on Friday.
After a long video showing Ronaldo's official presentation in
2009 and many of his greatest feats and important goals,
club president Florentino Perez gave a speech praising the
Portugal forward.
"It's a very emotional day for all Real Madrid fans," Perez
said. "One of our own has achieved something that was
considered almost impossible to achieve. Only through his
talent, his hard work and his determination was this
possible."
Ronaldo also surpassed the 500 mark for career goals for
club and country in the game against Malmo.
"To me it's an honour to receive this award. I didn't expect
it," Ronaldo said. "When I wore Real Madrid's jersey for the
first time I never imagined that one day I would become the
club's greatest scorer, surpassing my friend Raul and the
late [Alfredo] Di Stefano. I'm very happy."
Ronaldo needed 308 games to reach his mark, while Raul
did it in 741 matches from 1994 to 2010.
Ronaldo is also the all-time scoring leader in the Champions
League with 82 goals, five more than the injured Lionel
Messi.
Several of Ronaldo's teammates were present for the
ceremony at the stadium, as well as Madrid coach Rafa
Benitez and the player's mother and young son. The 30-
year-old Ronaldo posed for photos with all of them after the
ceremony.
"First of all, I need to thank my teammates," he said.
"Because without their support and their commitment, this
achievement would never be possible."
Ronaldo, who has had a contentious relationship with the
Madrid media, offered up an apology as well.
"I would like the thank the media because I know that lately
I have been kind of a jerk with you, but that is the way I
am," Ronaldo said.
Ronaldo caught the eye of talent scouts while playing for
Sporting Lisbon in the early 2000s, earning a transfer to
Manchester United as a teenager. The Portuguese forward
moved to Real Madrid after nearly six seasons in the
Premier League.
"His name already is a legend in Real Madrid," Perez said. "I
hope the legend will keep on going."

Congrats to him. I wish messi quick recovery