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Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by DestroyEvil: 2:29pm On Jan 12, 2021
Ok.
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Nobody: 2:29pm On Jan 12, 2021
IYANGBALI:
He is the bestest of the best
na lie
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Ishiewo: 2:29pm On Jan 12, 2021
Onye-boolu
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Edge1(m): 2:29pm On Jan 12, 2021
Scoring only doesn't make you the GOAT
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by IYANGBALI: 2:30pm On Jan 12, 2021
Viciheaka:
na lie
who lie the lie?
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by quickly: 2:30pm On Jan 12, 2021
obembet:
With his goal against Sassuolo on Sunday, Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 760 career goals, with just two separating him from Josef Bican's all-time record.

The Portuguese forward scored five in 35 games at Sporting CP, 118 in 292 duels at Manchester United and 451 in 438 for Real Madrid.

At Juventus, Ronaldo has already scored 84 times in 106 encounters, also mustering 102 goals in 170 caps for the Portuguese national team.

Only Bican has more

If Ronaldo scores another two goals, he will break Bican's record (762) and become the all-time top scorer.

Various sources, including the Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF), note that Bican has scored a total of 805 times, yet MARCA only count goals scored in professional football.

Hence, we do not take into account the 24 goals he netted for Rapid Vienna's reserves or other regional sides.

Bican's 762 goals are distributed as follows: Rapid Amateur (3), Rapid Vienna (68), Admira Vienna (21), Slavia Prague (534), Vitkovice (74), Hradec Kralove (11), Dynamo Prague (22), Austria (14), Czechoslovakia (12) and Bohemia and Moravia (3).

Pele stopped at 757 and Romario at 740

Ronaldo has already overtaken the legendary Pele, who scored 757 goals, including 643 with Santos, 77 with Brazil and 37 with New York Cosmos.

Some give Pele 644 Santos goals, but there is one that most consider to have been a Sao Bento own goal.

Meanwhile, Romario boasted of having reached 1,000 goals at the age of 41 in 2007, but he has scored a total of 740 official goals.

Messi threatens Bican... and Ronaldo

The Barcelona captain has just overtaken Pele as the top scorer in the history of a single club and has registered a total of 718 goals in his career.

Messi is expected to overtake Bican too and then focus on another dispute with Ronaldo, this time for the player who will become the greatest scorer in history.

Unstoppable Ronaldo is about to turn 36

Aged 35 and ready to turn 36 on February 5, Ronaldo averages more than one goal per Serie A game this season, having played 13 matches and scored 15 times.

He is the league's top scorer followed by Romelu Lukaku (12), Ciro Immobile (11), Joao Pedro, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luis Muriel (10).

Ronaldo didn't manage to be crowned Capocannoniere in neither of his first two seasons at the Old Lady.

However, he was top scorer once in the Premier League in 2007/08 and three times in LaLiga Santander in 2010/11, 2013/14 and 2014/15.

In addition, Ronaldo was named Champions League's top scorer on seven occasions - more than any other footballer - in 2007/08, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.

Chasing Ali Daei

If Ronaldo beats Bican's record, one of the few left to break will be that of the top scorer in the history of the national teams.

Ali Daei holds the record with a total of 109 goals and the Juventus forward needs just seven to match it.

Source: https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2021/01/11/5ffc729de2704e2dad8b459e.html
he probably is the best ever goalscorer,

He is the most effective for any team, messi is the best footballer and ronaldo is the greatest scorer

check out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnPUxwYzR-4
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by sirchim(m): 2:30pm On Jan 12, 2021
Merciless Messi is coming like a blaze of fire
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by sehin79(m): 2:30pm On Jan 12, 2021
numbers dont lie... ronaldo is not gifted but talented... but turned is talent into a gifting...
special player.
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Originalsly: 2:31pm On Jan 12, 2021
Hmmm.... does having the most goals make you the greatest goal scorer? ... or record holder?
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by thaoriginator: 2:31pm On Jan 12, 2021
Cristiano Bunsuru Ronaldo grin
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by JoeEeL(m): 2:33pm On Jan 12, 2021
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Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by TheHulk616: 2:34pm On Jan 12, 2021
Edge1:
Scoring only doesn't make you the GOAT
that's a lie
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by lexy2014: 2:34pm On Jan 12, 2021
What a leap? Even d goalkeeper with his hands can't reach Ronaldo's leap. I don't no how this guy leaps so high

Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by TheHulk616: 2:35pm On Jan 12, 2021
[s]
quickly:
he probably is the best ever goalscorer,

He is the most effective for any team, messi is the best footballer and ronaldo is the greatest scorer

check out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnPUxwYzR-4
[/s] Ronaldo is the greatest footballer ever. Thats a fact.
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by damiloladuke: 2:35pm On Jan 12, 2021
he try
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by traihit: 2:35pm On Jan 12, 2021
Craaaa:
Abeg go and sleep jor. Ronaldo will score one penalty today. You guys will turn it to he is the greatest of all time. Infact eh, i am so ashamed. Its people like you that make me not like ronaldo. When Messi scored a brace on Saturday, a stunning trademark goal and a free kick, there was no hyping.. The reason why I love Messi more. We have all accepted ronaldo is the greatest. Let us breathe abeg. Haba. Week in week out ronaldo is the greatest because of penalties or empty net scored. Mtcheeeeew
Don't be pained nau....If someone is hyping Ronaldo, who stopped you from hyping Messi? Is Ronaldo the one who wrote the post? Why not do the same for Messi instead of being so pained. Kpele....you too should go and hype Messi.
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Smeagol89: 2:35pm On Jan 12, 2021
Even Pele has crown Him

Messhit fans should goan sit down

Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Gamesmart: 2:36pm On Jan 12, 2021
obembet:
With his goal against Sassuolo on Sunday, Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 760 career goals, with just two separating him from Josef Bican's all-time record.

The Portuguese forward scored five in 35 games at Sporting CP, 118 in 292 duels at Manchester United and 451 in 438 for Real Madrid.

At Juventus, Ronaldo has already scored 84 times in 106 encounters, also mustering 102 goals in 170 caps for the Portuguese national team.

Only Bican has more

If Ronaldo scores another two goals, he will break Bican's record (762) and become the all-time top scorer.

Various sources, including the Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF), note that Bican has scored a total of 805 times, yet MARCA only count goals scored in professional football.

Hence, we do not take into account the 24 goals he netted for Rapid Vienna's reserves or other regional sides.

Bican's 762 goals are distributed as follows: Rapid Amateur (3), Rapid Vienna (68), Admira Vienna (21), Slavia Prague (534), Vitkovice (74), Hradec Kralove (11), Dynamo Prague (22), Austria (14), Czechoslovakia (12) and Bohemia and Moravia (3).

Pele stopped at 757 and Romario at 740

Ronaldo has already overtaken the legendary Pele, who scored 757 goals, including 643 with Santos, 77 with Brazil and 37 with New York Cosmos.

Some give Pele 644 Santos goals, but there is one that most consider to have been a Sao Bento own goal.

Meanwhile, Romario boasted of having reached 1,000 goals at the age of 41 in 2007, but he has scored a total of 740 official goals.

Messi threatens Bican... and Ronaldo

The Barcelona captain has just overtaken Pele as the top scorer in the history of a single club and has registered a total of 718 goals in his career.

Messi is expected to overtake Bican too and then focus on another dispute with Ronaldo, this time for the player who will become the greatest scorer in history.

Unstoppable Ronaldo is about to turn 36

Aged 35 and ready to turn 36 on February 5, Ronaldo averages more than one goal per Serie A game this season, having played 13 matches and scored 15 times.

He is the league's top scorer followed by Romelu Lukaku (12), Ciro Immobile (11), Joao Pedro, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luis Muriel (10).

Ronaldo didn't manage to be crowned Capocannoniere in neither of his first two seasons at the Old Lady.

However, he was top scorer once in the Premier League in 2007/08 and three times in LaLiga Santander in 2010/11, 2013/14 and 2014/15.

In addition, Ronaldo was named Champions League's top scorer on seven occasions - more than any other footballer - in 2007/08, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.

Chasing Ali Daei

If Ronaldo beats Bican's record, one of the few left to break will be that of the top scorer in the history of the national teams.

Ali Daei holds the record with a total of 109 goals and the Juventus forward needs just seven to match it.

Source: https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2021/01/11/5ffc729de2704e2dad8b459e.html
When you are not factoring in what proportion of goals was scored by penalties, then your analysis is nonsense.

The greatest goalscorer will be either a goal poacher or a baller, not a penalty scorer.
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by BabaIbo: 2:37pm On Jan 12, 2021
In current football world, after Ronaldo na injured Ronaldo, then others follow.

The only player greater than Ronaldo in football in my view is S. Gerrard.
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Nobody: 2:38pm On Jan 12, 2021
d day i stop watching football is d day ronaldo retires, i only watch juve esp when CR7 is on lineup, he's a joy t watch
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Gamesmart: 2:38pm On Jan 12, 2021
Edge1:
Scoring only doesn't make you the GOAT
It is good the title is not even discussing GOAT, which Ronaldo can never be.

It is discussing greatest goalscorer; the only title he can ever sensibly compete for.

I doubt he is but I will only judge when I see stats that excludes his penalties.
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Slynation(m): 2:39pm On Jan 12, 2021
hmmm
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by CocaineLord(m): 2:39pm On Jan 12, 2021
Not just the greatest goalscorer ever but the god of football ❗
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by SolexxBarry(m): 2:40pm On Jan 12, 2021
He started b4 Messi, Messi will beat all his records home and abroad
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Drsmartphilips: 2:43pm On Jan 12, 2021
By the time they both play the same number of matches, messi will lead him by at least 60 goals
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Gamesmart: 2:43pm On Jan 12, 2021
TheHulk616:
Yes. GOAT Ronaldo is the greatest. To even ask this question shows how misinformed you are. angry
Greatest at taking penalties?
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by oloyedewaris(m): 2:44pm On Jan 12, 2021
valves:
A very impressive record for C.Ronaldo. He is turning 36 with more games played, while Messi is approaching 34. I believe Messis is on track to become the highest goal scorer of all time (or at least 2nd behind CR7)

They have done well for themselves.
Ronaldo played more matches than messi
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Luckybelt: 2:45pm On Jan 12, 2021
One is known only for scoring clinical goals, the other goes to get ball from his defender and tactically creates goals for others and himself. so who is the GOAT
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by Edge1(m): 2:46pm On Jan 12, 2021
Gamesmart:
It is good the title is not even discussing GOAT, which Ronaldo can ever be.

It is discussing greatest goalscorer; the only title he can ever sensibly compete for.

I doubt he is but I will only judge when I see stats that excludes his penalties.
Don't mind them.
Re: Is Cristiano Ronaldo The Greatest Goalscorer Ever? by oloyedewaris(m): 2:46pm On Jan 12, 2021
This article is not complete because Ronaldo played more matches compared to messi
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