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Ronaldo taking a shot for Real Madrid in 2005. In his final two seasons at Real Madrid, Ronaldo missed a number of games with injuries and weight issues, and with the acquisition of Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2006, he grew further out of favour with the manager Fabio Capello. [77]
A shot on target or shot on goal is a shot that enters the goal or would have entered the goal if it had not been blocked by the ... Cristiano Ronaldo taking a free kick.
Most top-level club games scoring: 526 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002– Most international matches scoring: 88 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2004– Most consecutive top-level club games scoring: 21 – Josef Bican, 1939–1940 [72] Most consecutive international club games scoring: 12 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2017–2018 [72]
Brazilian striker Ronaldo (middle, in white) taking a shot at goal. A multi-functional forward, he has influenced a generation of strikers who followed. [5]The traditional role of a centre-forward is to score the majority of goals on behalf of the team.
Indeed, Ronaldo scored twice in three minutes to ease Al Nassr to a 3-0 victory over Al Okhdood on Friday. He scored his first, an impressive angled shot from close range, in the 77th minute and ...
Ronaldo's first touch took him inside Piqué before going back outside the former Manchester United defender, who cynically blocked Ronaldo's run, earning himself the first yellow card of the match. [111] Ronaldo shaped to take the free kick himself, but it was Giggs who shot for goal, only to curl the ball just over the bar. [112]
After a goalless first half, Portugal took the lead five minutes after the interval, when Ronaldo headed past Wayne Hennessey, the Wales goalkeeper, following a short corner. Three minutes later, Nani diverted a long-range shot from Ronaldo past Hennessey to give Portugal a 2–0 victory and progression to the UEFA European Championship final.
Ronaldo's move increased the popularity of the Saudi Pro League, attracting other high-profile players. Ronaldo made his international debut for Portugal in 2003 aged 18 and has earned more than 200 caps, making him history's most-capped male player. With more than 100 international goals, he is the all-time top male goalscorer.