Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most popular and important soccer players of all time. He’s regarded as one of the best players in the world alongside people like Messi, Diego Maradona, and Pele (Edson Arantes De Nascimento), however, a lot of people think of him as the greatest to ever do it. The stats he’s put up and the insane history-making games he’s played have led people to think that he’s the best.
Out of the many games that Cristiano Ronaldo has played, there have been two games that have stood out to fans. The 2019 Champions League game against Atletico Madrid and his 2018 World Cup opener against Spain. In the game against Madrid, his team, Juventus, was losing by two goals and hadn’t had any success trying to score goals. As the game was nearing its conclusion, Ronaldo and his team needed to put up an insane performance in order to win the game. Ronaldo had a lot of pressure on himself, but that didn’t stop him from trying to win the game. Ronaldo was able to score a hat-trick with four minutes left in the game. Two headers and one tie-breaking penalty shot was all it took for him to win the game. According to ESPN, Atletico Madrid had not taken a single goal the whole season, which made Ronaldo’s comeback sound even more impressive. Many fans described it as an “impossible comeback” and “something straight out of a movie.” This impressive performance earned Ronaldo the nickname “Mr. Champions League.”
The next game that shocked fans was the World Cup 2018 match against Spain. The match was a high-paced and exciting opener for the World Cup, but the thing that stood out was Ronaldo’s insane performance. The match would start with an early penalty in the opening minutes, which Ronaldo would score. As the game went on the crowd would go insane and Spain would make a comeback by scoring three goals, which gave them a massive lead over Portugal. However, that wouldn’t stop Ronaldo from scoring a crazy second goal, which flew right past Spain’s goalkeeper. However, Portugal was still down one goal and needed a goal badly since the game was coming to an end. Fortunately, Portugal was awarded a free kick due to a Spain player committing a foul. This was exactly what Portugal needed, and Ronaldo was then picked to do the free kick. With two minutes left, Ronaldo had to score a goal to tie the game, and he did just that. The crowd erupted however, the game would end in a draw with no extra time. This didn’t distract fans from Ronaldo’s performance as it was an amazing comeback with many fans calling it a “master class” and calling Ronaldo a “one man show.” These performances are the reason Ronaldo is regarded as the greatest of all time.
Cristiano Ronaldo has had some insane games throughout his career, but he’s also broken many records. Ronaldo has made many goals in his career, earning him the record of having the most goals in soccer history at 938, and he is also the only player in history to have 900 goals. He accomplished this on September 6, 2024. Ronaldo also has a record for the highest leap in soccer history. He did this in a game against Manchester United, where he scored a header and jumped an insane 2.93 meters off the ground to score the goal. The jump was so impressive that it became an online challenge at one point for people to try and recreate the jump. The only person to come close to his record was a man named Youssef En-Nesyri, who jumped 2.78 meters to score a goal against Ronaldo himself at the 2022 World Cup. Another impressive stat is that Ronaldo is the all time leading scorer for Portugal, having 141 total goals for his home countries team and he surpassed the previous record holder Pauleta by an insane 94 goals and the craziest thing about this record is that it probably won’t ever be beaten as Ronaldo continues to have high scoring games at 40 years old showing his insane longevity.
Cristiano Ronaldo has proved himself to be one of the most amazing and physically insane soccer players in all history. The records he’s broken, his longevity, and the many history-making performances he’s put up have made people see him as the greatest player of all time. Even with all these new players coming around, the world might never see a soccer player reach the heights that Ronaldo has reached, making Ronaldo a once-in-a-lifetime type of player.