Story about football king Pele’s family

(PLO) – The day the 2022 World Cup ball rolls at Al Bayt Stadium, Qatar, it is the 100th birthday anniversary of soccer king Pele’s mother, Celeste Arantes.

However, most of those records are at risk of being lost, after Ronaldo’s shocking transfer to Saudi Arabia for Al Nassr Club. Biggest rival Lionel Messi has many golden opportunities to break many Champions League records being held by rival Ronaldo when this player leaves Manchester United.

Ronaldo ended his football career in Europe after completing a transfer to the Asian football world. The Portuguese star has played in Europe for most of his career and is now preparing for a new challenge at Al Nassr, the team he joined on a free transfer.

Messi and Ronaldo compete to set records for a long time in the Champions League. Photo:

The player who won the Golden Ball five times confirmed that he no longer has the opportunity to play in Europe: “My work in Europe is done. I have won everything, I have played at the most important clubs and now I want to find a new challenge in Asia.”

Ronaldo leaving Europe will put many of his records, especially in the Champions League, at risk. Messi is perhaps the only player who comes closest to breaking them, and PSG’s ace has a golden opportunity to do so while he is still playing at the highest level.

Here are the records Messi can win from Ronaldo:

1. Most appearances: Ronaldo holds the record for most appearances in the Champions League. The Portuguese has made 187 appearances in this tournament, six more than second-placed Iker Casillas, while Messi is third with 161 appearances.

Ronaldo joining an Asian team is a great opportunity for Messi to continue breaking his records in major European arenas. Photo: GETTY.

2. Scored the most goals: Ronaldo scored 141 goals in the Champions League while playing for Man United, Real Madrid and Juventus. This achievement made him the tournament’s all-time leading scorer. Meanwhile, Messi has scored 129 goals in the UEFA Champions League and has 12 goals left to catch up with Ronaldo.

3. Most assists: Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most assists in the Champions League with 42. Messi is only 2 assists short of that record.

4. Scores the most penalties: Messi boasts an incredible penalty conversion rate. However, in the Champions League, he only scored 18 penalties, one goal less than Ronaldo’s record of 19.

The two big stars of world football have shared 12 Golden Balls for 13 consecutive years, with Messi 7 times and Ronaldo 5 times. Photo: GETTY.

5. Scored the most goals in a season: Ronaldo set the record for scoring the most goals in a season when he scored 17 goals in the Champions League in the 2013-2014 season, helping Real Madrid lift the trophy. champion.

6. Most UEFA Best Player: Cristiano Ronaldo has won this title 4 times compared to Messi’s 3 times.

7. Most Champions League wins: This is probably the biggest event on this list. Ronaldo has won the Champions League five times, with his first coming during his first spell with Man United in 2008. Meanwhile, Messi has won the tournament four times, all of which came during his long tenure. at Camp Nou in Barcelona colors.

The Argentinian star will no longer have a great competitor Ronaldo when he leaves Man United to play for Al Nassr . Photo: GETTY.

8. Most shooting in finals: Ronaldo has scored in three Champions League finals: in 2008 (Manchester United), 2014 (Real Madrid) and twice in 2017 for the La Liga team. Messi is only one goal behind, as he scored for Barcelona in two finals in 2009 and 2011.

9. Scored the most goals in the knockout matches: More than 1/3 of Ronaldo’s goals in the Champions League were scored in the knockout rounds of the tournament. The Portuguese player scored 67 goals in the knockout stages, while Messi had 49 goals.

10. Highest scorer: Ronaldo has won the Champions League top scorer title 7 times, while Messi has only won 6 times.