Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST
  • Home
  • Trending
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Feature
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • More..
    • Odisha Special
    • Editorial
    • Opinion
    • Careers
    • Sci-Tech
    • Timeout
    • Horoscope
    • Today’s Pic
  • Video
  • Epaper
  • News in Odia
  • Home
  • Trending
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Feature
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • More..
    • Odisha Special
    • Editorial
    • Opinion
    • Careers
    • Sci-Tech
    • Timeout
    • Horoscope
    • Today’s Pic
  • Video
  • Epaper
  • News in Odia
No Result
View All Result
OrissaPOST - Odisha Latest news, English Daily -
No Result
View All Result

At 36, Ronaldo touches Peak 800; will he aim for 900 now?

Indo-Asian News Services
Updated: December 3rd, 2021, 15:12 IST
in Sports
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare on Linkedin

London: Star Portuguese and Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player in history to notch 800 top-level career goals as he scored twice to guide his club to a 3-2 win over Arsenal in a Premier League match late Thursday night.

With his performance, the 36-year-old now has a total of 801 goals from 1,097 games and looks good to score at a prolific rate as always, given that he has already notched up 12 goals in 17 appearances in all competitions since re-joining the English club from Serie A side Juventus this summer.

Also Read

Gill hammers 161 as India set mammoth 608-run target for England in second Test

Gill hammers 161 as India set mammoth 608-run target for England in second Test

18 hours ago
Neeraj Chopra wins inaugural NC Classic

Neeraj Chopra wins inaugural NC Classic

19 hours ago

But despite the striker’s superb showing this season, the club continues to languish at joint seventh spot on the Premiership table with just 21 points — six wins, three draws and five defeats in 14 games.

Chelsea are the leaders with 33 points, while Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are second with 32 points.

In fact, if one adds Liverpool — who are on 31 points — as well, the top three are so closely bunched that the title fight would probably be a three-horse race. But with Ronaldo showing no signs of ageing — and his relentless pursuit of goals showing no sign of ebbing — Man United under their new coach, Ralf Rangnick, could be a transformed unit.

It was following a string of poor performances, especially the defeat to relegation-threatened Watford recently, that the club decided to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager, ending a three-year association with him.

While critics said that the Portuguese star’s style of play might not suit the pressing approach of Rangnick, he proved them wrong by scoring a brace on Thursday, one of them from the dreaded spot.

Emil Smith Rowe scored the opening goal for the Gunners in the 13th minute, but Bruno Fernandez cancelled it out a minute before half-time. Ronaldo struck his 800th goal in the 52 minute, much to the delight of the teammates, who mobbed him, and new manager Rangnick.

And, while Martin Odegaard scored the equaliser for Arsenal two minutes later, Ronaldo scored his 801st goal from a penalty to pile on the Gunners’ misery.

With the side still having a lot of catching up to do, Ronaldo, though excited about the landmark achieved, tweeted, “Our minds are already set on the next game, there’s no time to celebrate! Today’s win was very important to get back on track, but there’s still a long road to go until we reach our destination… Congrats to all my teammates, great spirit tonight! (Folded hands, Flexed biceps symbols).”

With the two goals on Thursday, Ronaldo now has scored a total of 130 goals across two stints for Manchester United. He has scored five for Sporting Lisbon, 450 for Spanish giants Real Madrid, 101 for Serie A top side Juventus and 115 for Portugal.

Ronaldo is also the all-time highest scorer in men’s international football, in the UEFA Champions League and for Real Madrid.

Premier League great Alan Shearer said on Amazon Prime after watching Ronaldo in action on Thursday that, “You just have to sit there and say ‘wow’ and applaud the guy. It is his determination. It is very difficult to get to the top but it is staying there too. You have to get up in the morning and go again and the whole world is looking for you to perform every week. It is just phenomenal what he has done.”

The strikers team-mate, Fernandes, who scored the equaliser in the 44th minute on Thursday, was quoted as saying by bbc.com that, “We all know he is improving game by game, year by year. He wants to keep being the best and that’s what he did. He knows how to self-motivate.”

While there is no official database to establish the all-time top scorers, Ronaldo certainly is right up there if one goes by the official games.

According to the Football Association of the Czech Republic, Josef Bican — who played in erstwhile Czechoslovakia and Austria — scored 821 goals in official games, but many of those goals came for reserve teams and in non-official international games.

Even Brazilian legends Pele and Romario claim 1,000-plus goals apiece, but many of the matches were friendlies, which brings down the numbers to 700-plus goals each.

Ronaldo’s contemporary, Lionel Messi, who has bagged the Ballon d’Or a record seven times, has 756 top-level career goals — Argentina (80), Spanish side Barcelona (672) and French side Paris St-Germain (4).

 

Tags: Gunnar Solskjaerman unitedmanagerManchester CityPep GuardiolaRalf Ragnickronaldo
ShareTweetSendShare
Suggest A Correction

Enter your email to get our daily news in your inbox.

 

OrissaPOST epaper Sunday POST OrissaPOST epaper

Click Here: Plastic Free Odisha

#MyPaperBagChallenge

Pratik Kumar

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Sarmistha Nayak

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Ipsita

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Chinmay Kumar Routray

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Sitakanta Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Kamana Singh

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Sipra Mishra

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Pitabas Tripathy

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Manas Samanta

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Rajashree Manasa Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Akriti Negi

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Adweeti Bhattacharya

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Bijswajit Pradhan

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

D Rama Rao

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Aman Kumar Barisal

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Saishree Satyarupa

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Praptimayee Biswal

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Lopali Pattnaik

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Smitarani Sahoo

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Ankita Balabantray

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Amritansh Mishra

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Subhajyoti Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Sisirkumar Maharana

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Archit Mohapatra

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Geetanjali Patro

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Tapaswini Mallick

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Anasuya Sahoo

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Adyasha Priyadarsani Sendha

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Pratik Kumar Ghibela

December 12, 2019
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Dibya Ranjan Das

December 12, 2019

Archives

Editorial

Politics of Philosophy

AAKAR PATEL
July 6, 2025

The BJP’s constitution (Article 3) says, “Integral Humanism shall be the philosophy of the party.” The party’s membership form has...

Read more

India’s Spy Shift

July 5, 2025

India’s espionage architecture is quietly shifting. The appointment of Parag Jain as the new chief of RAW comes at a...

Read more

Hungary Lessons

Hungary
July 2, 2025

Revolting against oppression and seeking freedom is ingrained in human nature, something that a repressive regime finds out sooner or...

Read more

New Democratic Face

Zohran Mamdani
July 1, 2025

US President Donald Trump, who had comfortably defeated his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in the recent presidential election and exuded...

Read more
  • Home
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs
Developed By Ratna Technology

© 2024 All rights Reserved by OrissaPOST

  • News in Odia
  • Orissa POST Epaper
  • Video
  • Home
  • Trending
  • Metro
  • State
  • Odisha Special
  • National
  • International
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Editorial
  • Entertainment
  • Horoscope
  • Careers
  • Feature
  • Today’s Pic
  • Opinion
  • Sci-Tech
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs

© 2024 All rights Reserved by OrissaPOST

    • News in Odia
    • Orissa POST Epaper
    • Video
    • Home
    • Trending
    • Metro
    • State
    • Odisha Special
    • National
    • International
    • Sports
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Entertainment
    • Horoscope
    • Careers
    • Feature
    • Today’s Pic
    • Opinion
    • Sci-Tech
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Jobs

    © 2024 All rights Reserved by OrissaPOST