Manchester United superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly been honoured by FIFA for becoming the all-time leading goalscorer at the international level, Newspremises reports.

The Portuguese has now scored 115 goals for Portugal, breaking Ali Daei's previous record of 109.

Ronaldo received a special in-person award and was also named in the FIFPRO Men's World11 for 2021, at what was largely a virtual ceremony for FIFA's The Best ceremony in Zurich on Monday.

"It's a dream. First of all, I have to say thank you to my teammates, especially in the national team during the last 20 years that I used to play with. I never thought of beating that record," Ronaldo said.

"I have to say thank you to my family, my wife, my kids - soon I will be a father again! I'm really proud, it's a great achievement to be the top scorer of all time."

Asked how he is maintaining his fine goalscoring form at the age of 36,he insisted that he is as motivated as ever to even score goals and win trophies.

"It's a passion, I still have a passion for the game, not just to score goals but to entertain myself," Ronaldo added. "I've played football since I was five or six years old so whenI get to the pitch even in training I still enjoy it and my motivation's still good.

"I'm 37 soon, I feel good and motivated. I keep working hard since I was 18 and I continue. I have that passion and want to continue.

"People ask sometimes how many more years I'm going to play and I say I hope to play more than four or five years. It's all about mentally, because physically if you treat your body good, it'll treat you back."

Aufbauh:
The award is an icing on a glorious career for CR7.
No doubt his name will be engrain in football history many years to come.

The most satisfying thing in life is your personal goal fulfilment & not the competition you've had with someone.

paulolee:

nice words....its cr7 dt is taking the competition with messi too personal, cr7 is more focused on individual glory n want to just hear d world say that he is better than messi but its almost impossible

paulolee:
congrats man, at least he gat something, messi won d ballon, lewa won d best n fifa gave him this to console him, if its messi, cr7 fans will say its bcoz he is fifa son..
me am jus waiting for the season to end, I want to see his next move, if he would stay with united n try fight for trophy for anoda season or seek anoda new challenge with anoda team..

philcz:
It’s 2022 man. Leave all this 2016 beer Palour analysis one side.

tiswell:
christiano doesn't deserve anything in the year under review

paulolee:

u can jus read n ignore na

tiswell:
christiano doesn't deserve anything in the year under review

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly been honoured by FIFA for becoming the all-time leading goalscorer at the international level

tiswell:
christiano doesn't deserve anything in the year under review

sparog:


Read you no go gree read, na una type dey talk school na scam.

Did he just become the all time leading goal scorer this season under review? Something he’s been working on for the past 20years

tiswell:
christiano doesn't deserve anything in the year under review

Ocholu:
Let me be real with you OP;

Cristiano Ronaldo in football is the goat. Any other person na turkey.

We all know exactly what those French bald headed men did with the Balon D'ior. The rigged the process for a man who can't boast of 5 goals this season. Now, FIFA have corrected their lapses by awarding the best player for last year to the most deserving. Which is Lewandoski.


Was surprised too. He saw Lewandowski as a threat. Why did he vote for Neymar who knew cant win it

After all the sweet mouthing Messi told Lewandoski during the Balon D'ior ceremony, it turns out that he didn't even vote for Lewandoski at all. Such a shame.

Ocholu:
Let me be real with you OP;

Cristiano Ronaldo in football is the goat. Any other person na turkey.

We all know exactly what those French bald headed men did with the Balon D'ior. The rigged the process for a man who can't boast of 5 goals this season. Now, FIFA have corrected their lapses by awarding the best player for last year to the most deserving. Which is Lewandoski.

After all the sweet mouthing Messi told Lewandoski during the Balon D'ior ceremony, it turns out that he didn't even vote for Lewandoski at all. Such a shame.