Cristiano Ronaldo becomes highest scoring soccer player

FARO: Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has become the highest-scoring player in international soccer history with his 110th goal for Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo, playing for Portugal in the World Cup qualifying match, broke former Iranian footballer Ali Daei’s world record of 109 goals by scoring his 110th international goal against Ireland.

The Portugal captain scored in the 89th minute against Ireland in a World Cup qualifier, moving ahead of former Iranian striker Ali Daei. He added a second — another header — minutes later in a 2-1 victory. Earlier in the game, he had a penalty saved in the 15th minute.

Portugal had won the match against Ireland 1-2 yesterday. Both goals for Portugal were scored by team captain Cristiano Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-scoring player in international men’s football.

36-year-old Ronaldo made his debut for the national team in 2003 and began his historic scoring run at the 2004 European Championship in a 2-1 loss to Greece in the group stage. The most prolific scorer in international soccer is 38-year-old Christine Sinclair of Canada, who scored her 187th goal at the Tokyo Olympics where she won gold last month.