Cristiano Ronaldo is showing no signs of slowing down in his attempt to be unanimously declared the G.O.A.T or Greatest Of All Time. His performance in Portugal’s opening match against Hungary was a classic example of top-class performance, aggression and the never-ending quest to be the best.
The 36-year-old, also known as CR7 to his fans, set multiple records during the match against Hungary yesterday. By taking to the pitch, he has now become the first player to ever play in 5 European Championships or Euro Cups. By scoring in the match he has now become the only player in UEFA European Cup history to score in 5 tournaments. He is already the most capped player in the Euro Cup with 22 appearances for Portugal.
Another Euro Cup record that he shattered was the most number of goals in the tournament. Before the start of this years edition, he was tied in the top spot with Michel Platini at 9 goals. With 2 goals in the last match, he is now officially at the top of the list (11 goals) with only Antoine Griezmann among current players on the list with 6 goals. The only point of contention here is that Platini scored all of his 9 goals in a single tournament, the only one he played.
With the discussion of the best European player ever almost closed shut, it’s time to shift the focus to the international stage. Cristiano Ronaldo is now at 106 goals for Portugal with only Iranian legend Ali Daei ahead of him with 109 goals. Going by Ronaldo’s current form and goal-scoring rate of 0.6 goals per match, he should be equalling the record before the end of the tournament; if not overtaking it.
His fans believe that this should finally put an end to the debate about who is better, Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi; who is quite far behind in terms of international goals scored or tournaments won.
Our sources within the Portuguese government has informed us that the whole country is desperately waiting for Ronaldo to achieve this feat. The pride that the Portuguese population takes in Ronaldo far surpasses any other individual who has hails from there and gone on to represent Portugal at the highest level possible. This has led to an interesting development within the parliament or Assembly of the Republic.
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