‘GOAL MACHINE’ RONALDO 760 UP

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo poses with Italian Super Cup and man-of-the-match trophies on Wednesday. Breaking records has become routine for Ronaldo throughout his extraordinary career. He was hailed as the most prolific professional goalscorer in history after notching his 760th senior goal to help Andrea Pirlo win his first trophy as a coach five months after taking over at his former club as Juventus beat Napoli 2-0 in the final. The title of greatest goalscorer is much contested, and global governing body FIFA does not keep an official record, but several media outlets reported that Ronaldo’s strike had taken him past Austro-Czech Josef Bican to the top of the list. Bican, as well as Brazilian strikers Pele and Romario, scored in excess of 1,000 goals during their careers but those statistics include strikes in amateur, unofficial and friendly matches. Ronaldo’s career tally includes goals for four top-flight clubs and Portugal with his closest active rival being Argentine Lionel Messi, who last month scored a single club record 644th goal for Barcelona. The 35-year-old Ronaldo, who is the leading goalscorer for his country with 102 goals, has scored 85 goals for Juventus. PHOTO: twitter