{"id":180912,"date":"2019-06-06T12:09:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T12:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/cristiano-ronaldo-europes-top-international-scorer.html"},"modified":"2019-06-06T12:09:29","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T12:09:29","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-europes-top-international-scorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/football\/cristiano-ronaldo-europes-top-international-scorer.html","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo: Europe&#8217;s tip general scorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo has strengthened his position as Europe&#8217;s all-time heading general marksman and now has 4 some-more goals than Ferenc Pusk\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>After scoring a opener in Portugal&#8217;s 2018 FIFA World Cup diversion opposite Morocco, Ronaldo changed above Pusk\u00e1s, adding another 3 goals to his total in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/uefanationsleague\/season=2019\/matches\/round=2000956\/match=2024419\/?iv=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> UEFA Nations League semi-final opposite Switzerland<\/a>. The brazen changed above\u00a0Japan&#8217;s Kunishige Kamamoto (80) in a tellurian rankings in Mar 2018, before going forward of Pusk\u00e1s (84). Iran&#8217;s Ali Daei (109) is a usually actor in universe football to have outscored him.<\/p>\n<p><!--End ad tag--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article_picture\">\n<picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\">< ![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video>< ![endif]--><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ronaldo scores initial 'poker' for Portugal\" title=\"Ronaldo scores initial 'poker' for Portugal\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_s4.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_s3.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/18\/68\/2411868_s2.jpg 3x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-fallback=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" class=\"pflazyload lazyfade lazyOwl design article--img img-responsive\"\/><\/picture>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"video-lock-icon js-video-lock icon-lock hidden\"><\/span><span class=\"article-embedded_caption\">Ronaldo scores initial &#8216;poker&#8217; for Portugal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Europe&#8217;s all-time tip general goalscorers<\/strong><br \/>Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)\u00a0\u2013 88 goals in 157 appearances<br \/>Ferenc Pusk\u00e1s (Hungary  Spain)\u00a0\u2013 84 in 89 <br \/>S\u00e1ndor Kocsis (Hungary)\u00a0\u2013 75 in 68<br \/>Miroslav Klose (Germany)\u00a0\u2013 71 in 137<br \/>Gerd M\u00fcller (West Germany)\u00a0\u2013 68 in 62<br \/>Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland)\u00a0\u2013 68 in 146<br \/>Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107 (Sweden)\u00a0\u2013 62 in 116<br \/>Imre Schlosser (Hungary)\u00a0\u2013 59 in 68<br \/>David Villa (Spain)\u00a0\u2013 59 in 98<br \/>Robert Lewandowski (Poland) \u2013 56 in 104<br \/>Jan Koller (Czech Republic)\u00a0\u2013 55 in 91<br \/>Edin D\u017eeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) \u2013 55 in 101<br \/>Joachim Streich (East Germany)\u00a0\u2013 55 in 102<br \/>Wayne Rooney (England)\u00a0\u2013 53 in 120<br \/>Poul Nielsen (Denmark)\u00a0\u2013 52 in 38<br \/>Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)\u00a0\u2013 52 in 112<br \/>Thierry Henry (France)\u00a0\u2013 51 in 123<br \/>Hakan S\u00fck\u00fcr (Turkey)\u00a0\u2013 51 in 112<br \/>Lajos Tichy (Hungary)\u00a0\u2013 51 in 72<br \/>Robin outpost Persie (Netherlands)\u00a0\u2013 50 in 102<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article_picture\" data-path=\"\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/\" data-id=\"2411792\" data-credits=\"\u00a9AFP\/Getty Images\">\n<picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\">< ![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video>< ![endif]--><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ronaldo scored 4 opposite Andorra\" title=\"Ronaldo scored 4 opposite Andorra\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_s4.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_s3.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/41\/17\/92\/2411792_s2.jpg 3x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-fallback=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" class=\"pflazyload lazyfade lazyOwl design article--img img-responsive\"\/><\/picture>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"article-embedded_caption\">Ronaldo scored 4 opposite Andorra<\/span><span class=\"article-embedded_credits\">\u00a9AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How Ronaldo&#8217;s general goals have come<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Home or away?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Forty-three of Ronaldo&#8217;s strikes have come during home (including during UEFA EURO 2004 and a 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals in Portugal), 30 divided and 15 on neutral territory.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Win, remove or draw?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ronaldo has scored in 59 games, with Portugal going on to win 49 of them. They have drawn 5 and mislaid five.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One, two; a one, two, three, four<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"article_picture\">\n<picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\">< ![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_w1.jpg 3x\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video>< ![endif]--><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo: My Portugal story\" title=\"Cristiano Ronaldo: My Portugal story\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_s4.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_s3.jpg 2x, https:\/\/img.uefa.com\/MultimediaFiles\/Photo\/competitions\/Comp_Matches\/02\/39\/08\/43\/2390843_s2.jpg 3x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" data-fallback=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/a46b3_fallback.jpg\" class=\"pflazyload lazyfade lazyOwl design article--img img-responsive\"\/><\/picture>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"video-lock-icon js-video-lock icon-lock hidden\"><\/span><span class=\"article-embedded_caption\">Cristiano Ronaldo: My Portugal story<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo has strike 6 hat-tricks, and one four-goal salvo. There have been 14 doubles, with a remaining 38 goals entrance in singular file.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Favourite opponents<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Five of Ronaldo&#8217;s transport have come opposite any of Andorra, Armenia, Latvia and Sweden, with 4 every contra Estonia, Faroe Islands and a Netherlands. He has never struck opposite France, Germany, Italy or England.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Records<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Top scorer in UEFA European Championship, including qualifiers: 29<br \/>Top scorer in UEFA European Championship final tournaments: 9 (level with Michel Platini)<br \/>Scored in many UEFA European Championship final tournaments: 4<br \/>Most goals scored by a European in rival internationals: 67<br \/>Most goals scored in European FIFA World Cup qualifying: 30<br \/>First idea in a UEFA Nations League Finals: v Switzerland (semi-finals, 05\/06\/2019, Porto) \u2013 and initial hat-trick<\/p>\n<p><em>Data scold as of 5 Jun 2019<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo has strengthened his position as Europe&#8217;s all-time heading general marksman and now has 4 some-more goals than Ferenc Pusk\u00e1s. After scoring a opener in Portugal&#8217;s 2018 FIFA World Cup diversion opposite Morocco, Ronaldo changed above Pusk\u00e1s, adding another 3 goals to his total in the UEFA Nations League semi-final opposite Switzerland. The brazen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[87],"class_list":["post-180912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","tag-uefa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180912\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}