Brazilian fans 'disdain' Cristiano Ronaldo because of... Pele?

"I will score my 900th goal soon, but I want to reach 1,000. The biggest difference is that all the goals I scored were filmed, I have proof! I respect everyone, but I have proof," Ronaldo told Rio Ferdinand.

Rio Ferdinand makes first guest appearance on Ronaldo's YouTube channel

According to Marca (Spain), Ronaldo has reached 900 goals after scoring a beautiful free kick to help Al Nassr Club defeat Al Feyha with a score of 4-1 in the Saudi Pro League on August 28. However, statistics show that this famous player is still one goal short of reaching the above milestone.

However, Marca newspaper announced 900 goals in Ronaldo's career so far, specifically scoring 5 goals for Sporting CP Club, MU 145 goals, Real Madrid 451 goals, Juventus 101 goals, Al Nassr 68 goals and the Portuguese national team 130 goals.

However, in a conversation with Rio Ferdinand, Ronaldo somewhat showed that he was still one goal short of reaching 900 goals, saying: "I will soon score my 900th goal."

Meanwhile, the controversial issue that caused Brazilian fans to react to Ronaldo was the statement: "The biggest difference is that all the goals I scored were filmed, I have proof!". Through that, they believe that the 39-year-old player intended to allude to legends like "King of Football" Pele or Alfredo Di Stefano who previously scored many goals and were only calculated manually in an unclear way, instead of being recorded and officially recognized as today by statistical agencies.

Rio Ferdinand also asked Ronaldo: "Are you referring to Pele, Di Stefano?". Ronaldo emphasized: "I respect everyone. But only I have proof of my goals."

Brazilian fans 'encourage' Ronaldo

Pele is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as having scored 1,283 goals in his career. But there is controversy, as it is believed that the Brazilian football legend's goals from unofficial tournaments are also included.

However, this debate has long since ended, everyone acknowledges the greatness of the "King of Football". Moreover, when he played, recording technology was still backward and statistics were not as detailed and modern as today.

"There are plenty of videos of Pele winning 3 World Cups if Cristiano Ronaldo wants to watch them," an account named Ginga Bonito from Brazil on social network X (formerly Twitter) expressed and concluded about the latest controversy from the Portuguese player.

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