Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Pele official goals tally
Cristiano Ronaldo overtook Pele as the second-highest goalscorer of all-time with a brace for Juventus in their 4-1 win against Udinese on Sunday.
The Portuguese forward scored his 757th and 758th goal of his illustrious career with the goals coming in either half as Andrea Pirlo's side moved up to fifth in the Serie A table.
Pele registered 757 goals during his career for Santos, New York Cosmos and Brazil between 1956 and 1977, but now sits third in the all-time list with Ronaldo now one behind Josef Bican's total of 759.
The forward has 102 goals in 120 matches for Portugal and that tally is expected to grow as Fernando Santos' side look to defend their European Championships title this summer.
It means former Manchester United man Ronaldo averages a whopping 42 goals-a-season over his 18-year career for both club and country.
You can follow the trend on twitter, here is a post from goal.com & B/R Football-
Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Pele's official goal tally 😎
— Goal (@goal) January 3, 2021
7️⃣5️⃣8️⃣ Ronaldo
7️⃣5️⃣7️⃣ Pele pic.twitter.com/PkflyyuMMY
Cristiano Ronaldo’s two goals for Juventus on Sunday took him past Pele’s official tally of 757.
— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 4, 2021
He’s now believed to be the second top scorer in football history 🤯 pic.twitter.com/66r5bF7min
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