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Fewer than 70 athletes are known to have played in both Major League Baseball (MLB) [a] and the National Football League (NFL). This includes two Heisman Trophy winners (Vic Janowicz and Bo Jackson) [1] and seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Red Badgro, [2] Paddy Driscoll, [3] George Halas, [4] Ernie Nevers, [5] Ace Parker, [6] Jim Thorpe, [7] and Deion Sanders). [8]
Ronaldo José Hernández (born November 11, 1997) is a Colombian professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He is currently considered a phantom ballplayer, having spent multiple stints on the active roster of the Boston Red Sox without making an appearance in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 230 ...
Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the two best players of his generation, alongside Argentina forward Lionel Messi. [278] Winning his first Ballon d'Or in 2008 by a record-high vote count at age 23, over the next decade Ronaldo has often featured in debates concerning who is the greatest player in history. [279]
On 11 March, Ronaldo became the first football player to achieve 800 career wins following a match against Al-Ain in the second leg of the AFC Champions League quarter-finals. [344] Four days later, Ronaldo scored his 50th goal for Al-Nassr, netting a penalty in a narrow 1–0 win over rivals Al-Ahli. [345]
Ronaldo presenting his second FIFA Ballon d'Or to fans at the Santiago Bernabéu before a match against Atlético Madrid in January 2015. Over the course of his career, Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has received five Ballon d'Or/FIFA Ballon d'Or awards, [a] the most for a European player.
Most World Cup goals while a Real Madrid player: Cristiano Ronaldo, 6 for Portugal in 2010, 2014 and 2018; Below is the list of players who have won the FIFA World Cup as Real Madrid players: [18] Günter Netzer (West Germany 1974) Jorge Valdano (Mexico 1986) Christian Karembeu (France 1998) Roberto Carlos (South Korea/Japan 2002) Iker Casillas ...
The Guardian 100 Best Male Footballers in the World is a list of the current best male footballers published annually by the British newspaper The Guardian. From its inception to 2017, it was known as The Guardian 100 Best Footballers in the World. It is decided by a panel of experts from several nations. [1] [2]
The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players was a ten-part television series that set out to determine the top 100 greatest NFL players of all time. It was presented by the NFL Network in 2010. The series was based on a list of the top 100 National Football League players of all time, as compiled by a "blue-ribbon" panel assembled by the NFL Network.