Cristiano Ronaldo registers 700 career goals

Kyiv [Ukraine]: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday (local time) became only the sixth player in the history of football to register 700 career goals.
He achieved the feat in the side’s 1-2 defeat against Ukraine in the Euro 2020 qualifying match.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner converted a penalty in the 72nd minute of the match to score his 700th goal.
Germany striker Gerd Muller, Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas, Brazil’s Pele and Romario, and the Czech Republic’s Josef Bican are the other five players to score 700 goals in their career.
Argentine Lionel Messi is the only active player who can go past the 700 goals mark. He currently has 672 goals to his credit.
The 34-year-old Ronaldo had made his international debut at just the age of 18. He registered his first goal in the opening match of Euro 2004.