Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and captains the Portugal national team.
Cristiano Ronaldo: Hat tricks| Goal vs tottenham| Shirtless
Hat tricks:
Cristiano Ronaldo hit another goalscoring record in a return to form with a hat-trick to keep Manchester United’s chances of playing in the Champions League next season alive with a 3-2 win over Tottenham on Saturday.
Ronaldo had scored just once in his previous 10 games, but three fantastic finishes took him clear as the highest scorer in professional men’s football history according to FIFA’s records with 807 goals for club and country.
Victory lifts United back into fourth, although they are just two points ahead of Arsenal who have four games in hand.
Goal vs Tottenham:
Ronaldo’s second spell at Old Trafford has so far proven to be an anti-climax with his poor form sparking debate over whether the 37-year-old’s powers are waning.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner missed United’s thrashing in the Manchester derby last weekend and was criticised for a perceived lack of commitment as he jetted off to Portugal to rehab a hip injury rather than watch his teammates lost 4-1 at the Etihad.
He was restored to Ralf Rangnick’s starting line-up as one of five changes from that damaging defeat with Bruno Fernandes the notable absentee due to illness.
Shirtless:
With his second, Ronaldo scored for the 806th time in his professional career to officially become the greatest goal scorer the game has ever seen, at least according to the record-keeping that exists.
Goal No. 807 — a powerful header 10 minutes from the end with the match delicately poised at 2-2 — was far more meaningful in the race for Champions League football against a team who are also in the hunt.
It was Ronaldo’s last touch of the evening and he went off to chants of “Viva Ronaldo” and a standing ovation.
