Not many players in football history have endured as much hate as Cristiano Ronaldo. It is unthinkable how the 31-year-old performs at the highest level with so much unwarranted flak hurled at him. The former Manchester United winger once said, “Your love makes me strong, Your hate makes me unstoppable”. No one can deny the fact that Ronaldo has always ...
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Records for most goals with one club across top four European leagues
Premier League – Wayne Rooney Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is now the player with most goals for one club in the history of the Premier League. He achieved this feat with his solitary strike at Anfield in 2015 when the Red Devils defeated their arch rivals 1 – 0. Rooney joined Old Trafford in the summer of 2004 from ...
Read More »Lionel Messi becomes the first non-Spaniard to reach 500 games for Barcelona
Barcelona stalwart recently reached another milestone as he made his 500th appearance in Blaugrana colours in last year’s final game against Real Betis. The little magician came to Barcelona as a 13-year-old from Rosario in Argentina and over the course of his 15 years’ stay at the Camp Nou, he has come to be regarded as the greatest player of ...
Read More »Ryan Giggs leads all-time assists record in top four European leagues
Although goalscorers take all the plaudits for scoring a goal, most strikers won’t be able to get on the scoresheet all that often without the presence of that guy in behind – mostly – feeding them with goalscoring opportunities. Today, we will take a look at the top assists providers across the top four European leagues. In the Premier League, ...
Read More »Players with similar or better goalscoring streaks than Jamie Vardy
Jamie Vardy has been in sensational form for Leicester City this season as the club that struggled to stave off relegation last season, comfortably sits atop the Premier League standings in what has so far been one of the most open title races in recent memory. Vardy’s knack for scoring goals saw him break Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of netting ...
Read More »Records broken by Messi, Suarez, Neymar trio since the summer of 2014
Neymar joined Barcelona in the summer of 2013 and took his time to settle in the Spanish league, having spent his entire career until then in the Brazilian league. The youngster’s introduction into European football was not a failure by any means, as he notched 15 goals and as many assists from his 41 appearances across all competitions for the ...
Read More »Major football records held by Lionel Messi
When it comes to individual honours, no player is more decorated than Barcelona stalwart Lionel Messi. Ever since he made his senior debut for the Catalan club, he has been breaking records left, right and centre. His genius has elevated him to such a level that there is a record being broken in virtually every game that he plays in. ...
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