Watch Man United Hat-Trick That Made Cristiano Ronaldo World Soccer's Top Scorer

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 805th, 806th and 807th goals as a Man United hat-trick made him soccer's all-time top scorer. You can watch those goals with us.
Watch Man United Hat-Trick That Made Cristiano Ronaldo World Soccer's Top Scorer
Watch Man United Hat-Trick That Made Cristiano Ronaldo World Soccer's Top Scorer /

Cristiano Ronaldo made history with his 59th career hat-trick as Manchester United beat Tottenham 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday.

That he has scored 59 hat-tricks was not the record, although it is impressive.

Also impressive is that fact the 37-year-old has now scored hat-tricks in each of the last 13 calendar years.

The record that Ronaldo broke was men's professional soccer's all-time goals record.

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his third goal of the game in Man United's 3-2 win over Spurs
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his third goal of the game in Man United's 3-2 win over Spurs :: IMAGO/Sportimage/Darren Staples

Before Saturday, Ronaldo sat one goal behind former Austrian-Czech forward Josef Bican, who had scored 805 goals that were officially recognized by FIFA.

Some dispute that figure and claim that Bican scored many more than 805.

But there was no disputing Ronaldo's greatness at Old Trafford on Saturday as, in front of NFL legend Tom Brady, he struck three times to see off Spurs.

Watch Cristiano Ronaldo's Man United Hat-Trick

Ronaldo's first goal was his best of the game as he beat keeper Hugo Lloris from long range.

Ronaldo's second was a tap-in but he needed to show speed, anticipation and desire to get to Jadon Sancho's low cross.

Ronaldo's third goal almost saw the roof lifted off Old Trafford.

With the score tied at 2-2 and Spurs looking like the more dangerous side, Ronaldo popped up with a powerful header to turn the game in his team's favor.


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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.