Calling Ronaldo the greatest goalscorer in football history is misleading.
Let's look at the actual numbers:
• Messi scored 916 goals in 1,158 matches = 0.79 goals per game
• Ronaldo scored 973 goals in 1,326 matches = 0.73 goals per game
This is why goal ratio matters.
Simply counting total goals ignores the fact that Ronaldo has played 168 more matches. The more games you play, the more opportunities you get to score.
The same trend appears in goal contributions per minute:
• Messi: 1 goal contribution every 71.6 minutes
• Ronaldo: 1 goal contribution every 87.9 minutes
So Messi scores more frequently and contributes to goals more often.
Ronaldo has the higher total because he's played significantly more matches.
Messi is the greatest goalscorer in history not Ronaldo
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🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo — 11
🇫🇷 Zinedine Zidane — 7
🇧🇷 Pelé — 5
🇦🇷 Diego Maradona — 4
🇧🇷 Ronaldo Nazário — 4
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi — 3
▪️ Ends 10-game Portugal goalscoring drought at major tournaments
▪️ First player to score 10 goals at Euros and World Cup
▪️ Portugal’s all-time top scorer at the World Cup
▪️ Oldest player to score multiple goals in a game at the World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo silencing the doubters 🤫
One more time, Cristiano. Write another chapter, silence the noise, and remind everyone why your name will be remembered long after the doubters are forgotten. ❤️🐐 https://t.co/Ww73zn11bd
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Deal in place by activating the release clause, as @marca reported. 🇦🇷
Kane Williamson it was an honor to share the field with you. Every contest taught me something new. You leave the game better than you found it. Thank you for the standard you set champ! Happy retirement.