Cristiano Ronaldo scores record-equalling 805th career goal to match Josef Bican

By Richard Martin
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The Portuguese's thunderous opener against Tottenham saw him equal a FIFA record for goals scored for club and country

Cristiano record
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Cristiano Ronaldo became the joint-top scorer of all-time after scoring a spectacular opening goal for Manchester United against Tottenham.

The Portuguese let fly from over 30 yards and sent the ball into the top corner to score his 805th goal for club and country.

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Richard Martin

Richard Martin is an experienced football writer, editor and social media producer. Before returning to London, he spent 10 years in Spain as a football correspondent and has attended over 600 games across 16 countries, his favourite being Argentina. He has also worked for Reuters, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The Times and AS.