Happy Birthday Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, two of the greatest in the world of football

Published: Feb. 5, 2021, 5:57 a.m.

b'Happy Birthday Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, two of the greatest in the world of football Cristiano Ronaldo is without a shadow of a doubt one of the greatest footballers in the modern world. His exploits for Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus an for Portugal have made him into an international superstar During the Italian Super Cup clash between Juventus and Napoli, the reigning Serie A champions registered a 2-0 win but Cristiano Ronaldo etched his name in the history books. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal and it was his 760th goal as he officially became the greatest goalscorer in the history of football. Cristiano Ronaldo now tops the list for the highest goalscorers in world football history as he overtook the tally of Josef Bican of Austria. With 64 goals in 103 matches for Brazil since debuting at age 18, Neymar is the second-highest goalscorer for his national team, trailing only Pel\\xe9. He was a key player in Brazil\'s victories at the 2011 South American Youth Championship, where he finished as leading goalscorer, and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he won the Golden Ball as player of the tournament The media have often drawn comparisons between Neymar and Brazilian legend Pel\\xe9, as Neymar possesses similar attributes and also like Pel\\xe9 came from the Santos Youth Academy and turned heads with his skill. Neymar has said that Pel\\xe9 is his "role model" but also saying: "I don\'t like to make a comparison with Pel\\xe9". He has also been compared to compatriot Ronaldinho.'