Cristiano Ronaldo Honoured As UEFA Champions League All-Time Top Scorer (image-instagram/championsleague)
Adding another feather to the cap, Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo was honoured with a special award from UEFA for his stellar legacy in the elite continental competition.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin presented the award to the sporting star during the inaugural 2024/25 UEFA Champions League 36-team league phase draw ceremony at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday.
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The former Sporting Clube de Portugal, Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus, has scored 140 Champions League goals in 183 appearances.
Honored to receive this award from @ChampionsLeague for being the all-time top scorer of the competition. Grateful for all the support along the way! Thank you! pic.twitter.com/2FqexL3cIr
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) August 29, 2024
Ronaldo leads Lionel Messi by 11 goals and is 46 goals ahead of third-place Robert Lewandowski. With the legendary player’s football career spanning over 18 years, Ronaldo’s contribution to the Champions League has been monumental.
After receiving the prestigious award, he said, “For me, it’s a pleasure to be here. Thank you for this amazing award. As you know, Champions League is the highest in football. The records speak for themselves but the league (is at that level) because of the players that play in the competition. I have nice memories coming to this gala and football is managed by memories. So, thank you for this”.
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🗣️ SIUUUUUU @Cristiano 😀
#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/WtXy62vA9g— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 29, 2024
Ronaldo also holds the record for the longest Champions League scoring streak, having struck in 11 successive matches from June 2017 to April 2018. He has also scored an astounded eight Champions League hat-tricks.
“The first one is always the special one, when I was in Manchester. Of course, Real Madrid was differently special, winning four times there. At that time, in Lisbon in 2018, I remember I felt like the most expensive player in the world and there was pressure about winning the Champions League. But I think goals and trophies are like ketchup, once it start coming, they keep coming,” he added.
