"Cristiano Ronaldo is chasing what no soccer player -- despite Pelé and Romário claiming otherwise when adding in friendly matches -- has ever officially achieved in competitive games: The ultimate milestone of 1,000 career goals. It's the summit of statistical greatness, a record that would redefine the limits of individual excellence in the sport."
"Ronaldo was in fine form on Saturday as Al Nassr came back from a goal down to defeat Al Fayha at the King Fahd International Stadium. After slipping behind early, the 40-year-old latched on to a through-ball from Kingsley Coman to restore parity for the hosts in the 37th minute. Ronaldo then kept his cool to slot home the winner from the penalty spot to ensure Al Nassr kept a flawless seven-in-seven record to start the Saudi Pro League season."
"A penalty in the 65th minute... but it was dispatched with calmness as CR7 did a little stutter-step, waited for the goalkeeper to dive to his right and then slotted it home down his left side. That's now a cool 100 goal involvements in the Saudi League in 85 matches."
Cristiano Ronaldo is pursuing the unprecedented milestone of 1,000 official competitive career goals, a mark that would redefine individual scoring records. Ronaldo leads men's international scoring with 143 goals from 225 games and has accumulated domestic club goals across Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al Nassr. Recent tallies include goals No. 951 and 952—an equalizer from a Kingsley Coman through-ball and a penalty winner—and goal No. 953, a composed penalty featuring a stutter-step. The Saudi League returns show 100 goal involvements in 85 matches and each goal toward 1,000 is being tracked.
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