Cristiano Ronaldo has overtaken Pele as the leading goalscorer in world football after scoring his 770th goal – one of which was registered against the Black Stars of Ghana.
He scored a hat-trick as Juve beat Cagliari 3-1 in Serie A this evening and that took his goal tally to 770 official career goals – 668 for the clubs he has represented and 102 goals for his national team.
The former Real Madrid star attraction scored against Ghana in the 80th minute during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group match between Portugal and the Black Stars – a game that was won by the European team 2-1.
Pele scored 757 official goals in his career, but Ronaldo decided to add the 10 unofficial goals that he also scored for the Sao Paulo state team and Brazilian military team.
