‘Phenomenal’ Ronaldo crosses 800- goal mark
Cristiano Ronaldo passed the 800-goal mark for club and country, scoring twice as Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 in an incident-packed Premier League match on Thursday. Ronaldo has scored 686 club goals for Sporting Lisbon, United, Real Madrid and Juventus, and 115 goals for Portugal. He is United's top scorer this season with 12 goals in 16 appearances in all competitions. There is some debate over his status as the most prolific scorer in men's football, with Brazil's Pele and Romario both claiming over 1,000 goals, but statisticians say the Portugal forward tops the scoring charts in official competitions. The Premier League's all-time top scorer Alan Shearer was stunned by Ronaldo's performance in United's 3-2 win. "You just have to sit there and say 'wow' and applaud the guy," Shearer said. "It's just phenomenal what he's done."
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