Romario, Pele Among Top 10 Goalscorers of All-Time After Cristiano Ronaldo Broke International Record

• Cristiano Ronaldo who has so far scored 785 career goals is recognised by FIFA as the second top scorer of all time
• Austrian and Czech legend Josef Biscan who scored 805 career goals is still the all-time record goal scorer in football
• Brazilian legend Romario is third on the list with 772 goals while his compatriot Pele is fourth with 767

Cristiano Ronaldo smashed the international goal’s record following his brace in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers taking his tally to 111, Mirror reports.

Ronaldo's record-breaking moment came in the 89th minute as he scored Portugal's equalizer before going ahead to grab the winner in the 96th minute of the tie.

Both goals see Ronaldo take his tally to 111 international goals, two goals more than Iranian legend Ali Daei.

Recall that the Portugal captain equalled Ali Daei's record of 109 international goals after scoring twice in Portugal's 2-2 draw against France in the Euro 2020 group stages earlier this summer, but has now surpassed the Iran legend.

However, in the top 10 scorers of all time, the Manchester United star and his eternal rival Lionel Messi are the only active players on the list.

They join the likes of Brazilian legends Pele and Romario on the top scorer’s chart which Josef Biscan is No.1 with 805 goals, talkSPORT reports.

Below are top 10 goals scorers of all time

10. Tulio Maravilha - 575 goals

9. Uwe Seeler - 575 goals

8. Ferenc Deak - 576 goals

7. Gerd Muller - 735 goals

6. Ferenc Puskas - 746 goals

5. Lionel Messi - 748 goals

4. Pele - 767 goals

3. Romario - 772 goals

2. Cristiano Ronaldo - 785 goals

1. Josef Bican - 805 goals

Who are the African players with most Premier League goals?

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the top 5 African players with most Premier League goals have been revealed with Ivorian legend Didier Drogba on the summit of the list following his staggering 104 goals, GOAL reports.

Drogba who played 226 Premier League matches for Chelsea during his first stint between 2004 and 2012 scored 100 goals and then another 4 goals during his second stint between 2014 and 2015 when he played 28 matches.

The Senegalese international Sadio Mane is closing in on the record following his strike in Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, August 21.