Cristiano Ronaldo UEFA Award 2024: Ronaldo Honored with Special UEFA Award for Champions League Legacy
On Thursday night in Monaco Cristiano Ronaldo UEFA Award was presented to the Portugal captain and one of the most decorated Footballer in world football, Ronaldo was honoured with a special award from UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin in recognition of his remarkable legacy in the Champions League for more champions league appearance and goals in the competition. Ronaldo’s achievements in Europe’s greatest club level competition over the course of more than 18 years were recognised during the inaugural 2024/25 UEFA Champions League 36-team league phase draw ceremony on Thursday night at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Cristiano Ronaldo UEFA Award : Ronaldo Receives Prestigious UEFA Award for Champions League Legacy.
The GOAT. The former Sporting Clube de Portugal, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus forward has scored 140 Champions League goals in 183 appearances in his illustrative champions league career of 18 years. Ronaldo, who is the all time goal scorer leading goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League and also the top assist provider, is 11 goals clear of Lionel Messi and 46 ahead of third-placed Robert Lewandowski at the top of the scoring charts.
“For me, it’s a pleasure to be here. Thank you for this amazing award. As you know, Champions League is the highest in football. The records speak for themselves but the league (is at that level) because of the players that play in the competition. I have nice memories coming to this gala and memories are filled with football. So, thank you for this,” GOAT Cristiano said while receiving the award.
Honored to receive this award from @ChampionsLeague for being the all-time top scorer of the competition. Grateful for all the support along the way! Thank you! pic.twitter.com/2FqexL3cIr
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) August 29, 2024
The Portugal Captain has won the competition once with Manchester United and four times with Real Madrid making him the first five-time winner in the competition’s history since 1992 and is the only player to have scored in three separate Champions League finals (2008, 2014, 2017) and also has very good memories while playing with Juventus.
“The first one is always the special one, when I was in Manchester. Of course, Real Madrid was differently special, winning four times there. At that time, in Lisbon in 2018, I remember I felt like the most expensive player in the world and there was pressure about winning the Champions League. But I think goals and trophies are like ketchup, once it start coming, they keep coming,” the GOAT said.
Cristiano also holds the record for the longest scoring streak in the champions league history, having scored in 11 consecutive matches from June 2017 to April 2018. Ronaldo has also scored an astounding eight Champions League hat-tricks tied with his rival Lionel Messi. The multiple Ballon d’Or and UEFA Men’s Player of the Year recipient is also the all time leading scorer in all UEFA club competitions (145 goals, 197 appearances), including the UEFA nations league, as well as the most prolific ever player in men’s international football (130 goals, 212 appearances). And he is not going to stop anytime soon.
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