Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has landed yet another record by scoring in Tuesday night's UEFA Nations League encounter with Sweden. The 35-year-old forward bagged a stunning free-kick goal to take his tally in international football to 100, making him the first European in history to reach the milestone.
After being kept at bay for almost 45 minutes, Ronaldo stepped up at the death to fire his side in front with yet another sensational free-kick. Watch the goal below:
UNBELIEVABLE!
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores international goal No. 100 in epic fashion pic.twitter.com/KJuFNj7ld8
In effect, the Juventus attacker became the first European in history to score a century of international goals. Relatively, the Portuguese star also became the second men's player in history to reach the landmark after Iranian legend Ali Daei. The latter holds the all-time record with his tally of 109 international goals.
100 - Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 100th goal for Portugal; he's only the second ever male player to score 100+ for his national side, after Ali Daei for Iran (109). Landmark. pic.twitter.com/ElpBLRrGjQ
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