Two of football’s greatest ever players are closing in on a milestone no man has ever reached: 1,000 official career goals.

With 146 goals in 234 appearances for Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-scoring men's international player in ...

A breakdown of the leading international goalscorers in men's and women's football, with Lionel Messi just the third man to reach a century of goals for his country.

The world's two greatest strikers are in pursuit of a special landmark, but will either of them get there? We crunch the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has provided a fascinating insight into his long-standing rivalry with Lionel Messi, revealing the mutual ...

One of Ronaldo's Barca team-mates called it a 'disgrace' of a goal and it earned comparisons to Diego Maradona ...

Cristiano Ronaldo declares himself football's greatest player in a CNN Portugal interview, reigniting the GOAT debate with ...

The England striker needs 56 more international goals to surpass Ronaldo's record and we've worked out exactly how long it is ...

Ronaldo calls himself the greatest player in history. But does his record — or his attitude — really justify the claim?

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