Even though the legends of Pele and Romario’s 1,000 goals exist, the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) did not authorize their goal records, leaving the first with 762 and the latter with six goals less, as some of them were scored in non-professional tiers of Brazilian football.Ronaldo opens up about his life in Saudi ArabiaHence, the football world is still waiting for a player who’ll reach the incredible milestone of 1,000 goals, and one man is closer than anyone has ever been. In Al-Nassr’s victory over Damac in the Saudi Pro League, Cristiano Ronaldo netted a brace and reached #915, taking his 200th penalty, excluding penalty shoot-outs.🆕 Cristiano Ronaldo has now taken 200 penalties in his career (excluding penalty shootouts).— TruzGoals ⚽ (@truzgoals) November 29, 2024 Of the 200 spot kicks, CR converted 169 (84.5%), meaning that 18.5% of all his goals came from the spot. Given that comparisons with Lionel Messi are inevitable, the Argentinian took 141 pens, converting 111 (78.25%). Therefore, Messi netted around 13% of his goals from the penalty spot.Regardless of how he scores, Ronaldo’s dream of #1,000 is still alive. After all, the Portuguese is very well known for his persistence and when he wants something, he does not give up until he gets it. Even though he’s only two months from turning 40, could anyone dare bet against him?##NAJAVA_MECA_8538338##
