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Cristiano Ronaldo’s pursuit of 1,000 goals unlikely to slow down as he turns 40

Cristiano Ronaldo turns 40 on Wednesday but there is another number focusing the mind of the Portugal star on his milestone birthday.

The magic number is 77 – the amount of goals Ronaldo needs for 1,000 in a stellar career that began way back on August 14th, 2002.

If life does indeed begin at 40, then Ronaldo is ready to cherish the concept and unlock the gates of football history.

It was once acknowledged Brazil pair Pele and Romario scored over 1,000 goals during their careers, yet those figures were eventually rounded down to 757 and 772 respectively with friendlies and other fixtures taken into account.

The great Austria and Czechoslovakia striker Josef Bican reportedly scored close to 1,500 goals between 1931 and 1957, but only 805 of those were recognised by FIFA.

So amid this murky statistical world, Ronaldo stands top of the list on 923 – 73 ahead of great rival Lionel Messi – and within sight of possibly football’s greatest singular achievement.

Ronaldo’s records almost know no bounds: most international appearances (217) and international goals (135), most appearances (183) and most goals (140) in the Champions League, top scorer in European Championship history in both qualifying and tournaments.

Appearing at five World Cups and six European Championships is testament to his remarkable longevity, as is the fact he scored 460 goals in his thirties compared to 440 in his twenties (23 as a teenager).

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has always thrived under the most ferocious of spotlights, and rarely have his standards dipped.

His greatest glories came with Real Madrid between 2009 and 2018, becoming Los Blancos’ all-time top scorer with 450 goals in 438 appearances.

Ronaldo won four Champions Leagues, three

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