March 14 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo hailed Pele after he surpassed the Brazilian great's goal-scoring haul in official matches by netting a hat-trick in Juventus' 3-1 Serie A win over Cagliari on Sunday. Since soccer's world governing body FIFA does not keep an official record of who is on top of the all-time scoring list, it is a benchmark that is hotly disputed. Several media outlets previously hailed Ronaldo for breaking the record when he reached 760 goals as he had supposedly surpassed the record set by Austria and Czechoslovakia striker striker Josef Bican. "Today, as I reach the 770th official goal in my professional career, my first words go straight to Pele. Nevertheless, Pele congratulated Ronaldo on Sunday.

Source: Egypt Today March 15, 2021 01:18 UTC