Breaking records has become routine for Cristiano Ronaldo throughout his extraordinary career.
While his haul of five Champions League titles and five Ballon d'Or gongs sits high on his list of accomplishments, the 35-year-old is now on the cusp of what might be his proudest achievement.
After scoring twice against Udinese at the weekend, the Juventus star eclipsed the great Pele to go into second place in the list of all-time top goalscorers.
THROUGH THE YEARS
2002 - 5
2003 - 1
2004 - 14
2005 - 15
2006 - 24
2007 - 34
2008 - 35
2009 - 30
2010 - 48
2011 - 60
2012 - 63
2013 - 69
2014 - 61
2015 - 57
2016 - 55
2017 - 53
2018 - 49
2019 - 38
2020 - 42
2021 - 2
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He moved to 758 career goals, and now only Josef Bican - the Austrian-Czech striker who played between 1931 and 1955 - is ahead of him.