Outlet: Ronaldo ranked first in football history in his career with 939 goals, and Messi still has the possibility of catching up with 875 goals

Argentine media "Ole" wrote an article that analyzed Messi and Ronaldo's competition at the level of the best scorer in history, and pointed out that the 38-year-old Messi may still catch up with Ronaldo's goals. The article reads:

Royce is a highly dominant goal machine with an unparalleled presence in the penalty area and always maintains a peak state. Last Saturday, at the age of 40, he was still setting his goal record - scoring through a penalty kick in the Saudi Super Cup final.

C Ronaldo currently leads the ranking of the historical total scorer list with 939 goals. He has achieved this achievement in 1,283 games and has become the holder of the highest goal record in football history. His clear goal is to reach a thousand-goal milestone before retirement.

Messi followed closely behind with 875 goals in 1117 games. Although there is a significant gap, there is always a possibility of narrowing the distance. Messi is currently 64 goals behind Ronaldo, firmly ranking second in the historical scorer list.

Football historical scorers ranking:

1-Royce (Portugal): 939 goals

2-Messi (Argentina): 875 goals

3-Bikan (Czech Republic/Austria): 805 goals

4-Romanio (Brazil): 772 goals

5-Pelli (Brazil): 757 goals

National team level competition

At the national team level, Ronaldo retains the title of the national team's historical scorer with 137 goals in 211 games. Messi ranked second with 112 goals in 190 games, ranking in the top three with Iranian legend Ali Dei (141 games 109 goals).

Merro Ronaldo's goals are difficult for active players to reach

Messi and Ronaldo maintain a huge advantage over the third-place competitor. Currently, the closest active players to the historical scorer king are Lewandowski (695 goals), followed by Suarez (589 goals) and Benzema (498 goals), but both have a huge gap with the top two.