There are other claims to the record; the Guinness World Records credits
Ronaldo has scored a record number of international goals and appearances, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7). Messi has spent most of his playing career in Spain and France, while Ronaldo has played in Portugal, England, Spain, and Italy.
Has any footballer scored 1000 goals? Accorindg to unofficial records, Legendary Brazilian football player great Pelé has scored 1000 goals in in his career.
In his 1,152 career matches at club and international level, Ronaldo has found the net 827 times with 236 assists. That puts him clearly above Messi who has 799 goals, but the Argentinian has played a significantly lower number of games (1,013).
Zelarayán scored from 56 yards out as Columbus Crew played out a 2-2 draw with Charlotte in the penultimate round of the regular MLS season. In the 36th minute, Zelarayán was fouled just inside the Crew's half, and he stepped up to take the free-kick, before spotting goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina way off his line.
Pele, the legendary Brazilian footballer, is considered the football god of all time. No player has won more world cups (3) than him.
Ronaldo is also the leading the goal-scoring charts in International football and also the highest goalscorer in the history of football.
An analysis of the players' statistics reveals that Ronaldo was labelled the undisputed GOAT of soccer with the most overall goals, Champions League goals, club goals and assists, and international caps and goals.
Messi is the most popular candidate thanks to his performances at the FIFA World Cup 2022. The Argentine attacker is frequently recognised as the best player in football history. Like his rival Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo is regarded by many as the best football player to ever play the game.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer of all time in the Champions League and UEFA club competition as well as the most prolific in the history of senior international football.
Lionel Messi is the holder of the title 'King of football. ' He is best known for his dribbling skills, tricks on the field, impossible goals, and never-ending determination to win the game.
Lionel Messi has won the award a record seven times, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with five. Three players have won the award three times each: Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini, and Marco van Basten. With seven awards each, Dutch, German, Argentine, Portuguese and French players have won the most Ballons d'Or.
2s in world football, if you like. The second-greatest player in a generation. Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of these with his constant second-place finishing to Lionel Messi.
Walter Camp is credited with altering the rules of rugby to create the game of modern North American football we are familiar with today. The line of scrimmage, use of downs, point system, the number of players per side, and the creation of the quarterback position all stemmed from Walter Camp's influence.
Siniša Mihajlović - THREE free-kicks in a single game
Siniša Mihajlović was one of the extraordinary heroes who finished a free-kick hat-trick in one game, he was also one of the more intriguing characters of late-1990s and early-2000s football.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the striker of the Saudi Al-Nassr Club, scored against Abha Club from 39 yards, or approximately 35 meters, making it the longest distance ever recorded in football history.
The longest Free-kick Lionel Messi has ever scored was from 35 yards against Liverpool back in 2019.