Cristiano Ronaldo has captained Portugal to win two Nations League titles
A section of football fans have described Cristiano Ronaldo as the Greatest Footballer of All Time (GOAT) after he led Portugal to win the 2025 UEFA Nations League tournament.
The football great scored in the second half to level the game at 2-2 against Spain, sending it to extra time as both teams battled for supremacy.
The Real Madrid legend was substituted as extra time approached and sat on the bench, holding himself up in anticipation, hoping for a positive result.
Portugal defeated Spain 5-3 on penalties to win their second UEFA Nations League trophy, following their inaugural edition win in 2019.
Ronaldo finished the tournament as one of the top goal scorers, finishing second with 8 goals behind Viktor Gyökeres.
He has won five Ballon d’Or awards and 34 trophies for club and country.
In reaction to this, some fans believe that Ronaldo’s records in his footballing career set him apart from his peers, both current and past, labeling him as the ‘GOAT.’
Others applauded him for taking good care of his health to play for quite a long time, and winning trophy at age 40 is remarkable.
However, others opposed the assertion, arguing that the absence of a World Cup in Ronaldo’s trophy cabinet makes him fall short in the GOAT debate, as his rival Lionel Messi has done better.
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Ronaldo:
5× Ballon d’Or,
2× European Golden Shoe
34 trophiesMessi:
8× Ballon d’Or,
6× European Golden Shoe,
44 trophies (39 club trophies, 4 UCL, 1 World Cup, 5 International country trophies)Enjoy your win but the GOAT conversation was never in question. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/UWO2IK1cTu
— 👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 (@UnkleAyo) June 8, 2025
🤔 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗘: Is Cristiano Ronaldo your GOAT? 🐐🤔 pic.twitter.com/G8bBY4zqVC
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) June 9, 2025
If you Stan Davido and Cristiano Ronaldo just like and Retweet let’s follow each other right now 👀 GOAT 🐐’s 5️⃣ pic.twitter.com/6SaE7Zdny8
— DavidoPolice (@DavidoPolice) June 8, 2025
You can say whatever you want about this 40-year old gentleman, @Cristiano, but he just won another trophy with @selecaoportugal. I don’t want to get into the “GOAT” debate, but Cristiano Ronaldo will definitely remain, for successive generations, as a giant of football.
🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/KllmLxpSHp
— Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe (@onduhungirehe) June 8, 2025
Sir with due respect and since your post is public, it means I can give out my view, Ronald ain’t no GOAT. You know the true goat Messi. He completed football. So I suggest we keep it that way. He may have worn euro but that ain’t nothing. Messiah Messi remains a god 🧘♂️
— uwayo Cedric Official. (@uwayo_cedric) June 8, 2025
Messi remains the true GOAT.
The rest are just building on what he already achieved. Anyway, congratulations, Minister.— Gakuru ka Kayinamura (Fisca) (@fisca47) June 9, 2025
END OF THE GOAT DEBATE
WE HAVE CONQUERED FOOTBALL
CRISTIANO RONALDO THE GREATEST EVER pic.twitter.com/rwpBUwahf2
— fan (@NoodleHairCR7) June 8, 2025
Lionel Messi:
865 goals
4 UCL titles.
3 Major International Titles.Cristiano Ronaldo
938 goals
5 UCL titles.
3 Major International Titles.The GOAT debate is officially over🐐 pic.twitter.com/eFOTdmXFKJ
— UG (@UgwunnaEjikem) June 8, 2025
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