http://www.sportsglobe.in/ https://twitter.com/SportsGlobe4 https://t.me/footballmalayalamcafe https://www.facebook.com/Sports-Globe-2089397504677365 Cristiano Ronaldo, officially the top goal-scorer in the history of football, celebrated his 36th birthday on Friday. Ronaldo, who is the one of the most followed celebrities on social media, received wishes from all around the world, with fans praising his incredible achievements for both club and country in his long career. Apart from winning five Champions League with two different clubs — Real Madrid (4) and Manchester United (1), Ronaldo has also won two major trophies — Euros and UEFA Nations League — with his country Portugal and has scored 102 international goals so far. He is currently second in the list of most international goals and needs only eight more goals to surpass former Iran player Ali Daei, who currently holds the world record with 109 goal to his name.

In October, football fans were deprived of another enticing showdown between titans Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, after Ronaldo was sidelined due to illness. Prayers to the footballing gods were answered though in Juventus and Barcelona’s final UEFA Champions League group match, with Ronaldo and USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie guiding the Old Lady to a 3-0 win and pole position in the group. Alejandro Moreno, Craig Burley and Shaka join Dan Thomas on ESPN FC to berate Barcelona’s performance and pick apart Ronald Koeman’s lack of tactical nous against the relatively inexperienced Andrea Pirlo. #ESPNFC #UCL ✔ Subscribe to ESPN+: http://espnplus.com/soccer/youtube ✔ Subscribe to ESPN FC on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoESPNFC