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The numbers don't lie: Cristiano Ronaldo is the best goalscorer in history

  /  autty

Portugal once again had Cristiano Ronaldo to thank on Wednesday night, as his brace in the 2-2 draw with France saw them progress to the last 16 of the European Championship.

It was yet another historic night for Ronaldo, as his double saw him draw level with Ali Daei as the joint-highest goalscorer in international football, with 109 goals, and it looks to be only a matter of time before he becomes the outright record holder for international goals.

This feat is another example of how, statistically speaking, the Portuguese forward is the best goalscorer of all time.

This summer, Ronaldo has become the leading scorer in the history of the European Championship with 14 strikes in total, surpassing Michel Platini's total of nine whilst also leading the Euro 2020 Golden Boot race with five goals.

However, his records are not confined to the international football, as he also leads in key standings throughout the club game. He is the top scorer in the history of the Champions League with 134 goals, placing him 14 goals in front of closest challenger Lionel Messi on 120 strikes.

No one has scored more goals than Ronaldo in the five major leagues in Europe, with 479 goals scored across Portugal, England, Spain and Italy.

At Real Madrid, his goalscoring feats surpass Raul Gonzalez and Alfredo Di Stefano to place him as the leading goalscorer in the club's history with 451 goals in 438 matches.

Most significantly, he is the top scorer in football history, with 738 goals in 1,073 matches, surpassing goalscoring greats Pele and Josef Biscan.

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