Cristiano Ronaldo claimed the records “haunt” him after scoring his 900th career goal last night in a 2-1 win over Croatia.
Embed from Getty ImagesRonaldo’s close-range strike was his 131st for Portugal and it prompted an emotional celebration by the attacker, as he fell to his knees by the corner flag in tears.
“It was emotional because it’s a milestone,” Ronaldo said. “It seems like any other milestone but only I know how hard it is to work every day to score 900 goals. I don’t break records. They haunt me!”
Portugal manager Roberto Martinez said: “It’s a historic moment. 900 goals is incredible.”
Bruno Fernandes, echoed his manager’s praise for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner. He said: “I thought we had already stopped counting,” Fernandes joked. “At least we’ve stopped counting, he hasn’t.
The goal marked Ronaldo’s 437th goal since turning 30, which is more than Didier Drogba, Thierry Henry and Wayne Rooney managed across their entire careers.
Embed from Getty ImagesWritten by Isabelle Newnham
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