Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned the 'GOAT' after a glorious gesture from Al Nassr ahead of their 1-1 draw against Al Ahli.
Ronaldo recently surpassed the 900 career goals milestone while he was on international duty with Portugal. The 39-year-old scored the winner against Croatia in the UEFA Nations League clash, and upon his return to Saudi Pro League action, he was felicitated with a special 'GOAT' jersey.
The jersey also featured the number 900, representing the 900 career goals Ronaldo has scored, as the five-time Ballon d'Or winner was given a touching tribute ahead of the Al Nassr vs Al Ahli clash. Al Nassr fans also unveiled a beautiful tifo that carried the message '900 goals' and 'Only heroes achieve glory' message displayed from the stands.
Cristiano Ronaldo's men were able to pull away with a 1-1 draw after a late goal from Bassam Mohammed deep into stoppage time after Franck Kessie had put Al Ahli ahead.
Over 900 reasons to celebrate: the GOAT is home 🐐🎉 pic.twitter.com/8nJvAFEb7v
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) September 13, 2024
Ronaldo has set his sights on the mammoth 1000 career goals milestone and the Portuguese talisman made the first step towards it by scoring his 901st goal which was the winner against Scotland. He became the first player in the world to score against 48 different international teams.
That's not all, the celebrations in CR7's house continued as Ronaldo achieved another historic feat on Friday, becoming the first to cross the 1 billion followers mark on social media. Cristiano's YouTube channel 'UR Cristiano' continues to rake in followers at a blistering rate as the channel surpassed the 61 million mark.
Breaking down Cristiano Ronaldo's 901 career goals, the legendary footballer has scored the majority of his goals for Real Madrid wherein he scored 450 goals, followed by 145 goals for Manchester United, 131 for Portugal, 101 for Juventus, 68 for Al-Nassr and five for his childhood club Sporting CP.