Cristiano Ronaldo: Fan goes viral for asking how Man Utd star scored 2013 indirect free-kick

Cristiano Ronaldo eats, drinks and breathes goals.

Say what you like about the wider GOAT debate, but the simple fact of the matter is that Ronaldo is the greatest goalscorer in the history of men’s professional football.

Well, that’s unless you subscribe to the calculations of the Czech FA, who claim that Ronaldo actually needs to amass 822 goals to surpass the tally posted by the legendary Josef Bican.

However, seeing as the Manchester United star already has 815 strikes to his name, it’s fair to say that he’s only a few weeks away from putting his title beyond reproach either way.

And arguably the biggest reason behind the Portuguese icon becoming the most prolific goalscorer in history is his ability to find the back of the net in just about every way imaginable.

It could easily be asserted that there has never been a more complete centre forward with Ronaldo proving just as lethal with his weaker left foot and head as he is with his stronger right boot.

But it doesn’t end there with Ronaldo also having scored more than his fair share of free-kicks, penalties, long-range strikes, volleys, one-on-ones and countless other kinds of goals.

In fact, such is the variety and diversity of the goals that Ronaldo scores that the great man himself has even tried his hand at the lesser-spotted footballing phenomena of indirect free-kicks.

You can hardly call yourself a football fan if you don’t get a little giggle of excitement when you see the rare event that is a free-kick within the penalty area unfolding before you eyes.

And United supporters might now be thinking of the time that Ronaldo scored a free-kick inside the box against Aston Villa, but that’s not actually his finest goal of all within the circumstances.

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