Astonished by Phenomenal 414 Career Goals, Khabib Nurmagomedov Snubs Cristiano Ronaldo to Praise Legendary Real Madrid and Brazilian Legend

Khabib Nurmagomedov loves soccer! He has been seen praising Portugal and the Al-Nassr soccer icon, Cristiano Ronaldo, many times. They share a close friendship. However, this time the Russian showed his appreciation for a certain Real Madrid and Brazilian legend.

Brazil’s 2002 FIFA World Cup winner Ronaldo Nazario is one of the greatest soccer players of all time. Popularly known as ‘O Fenomeno’, he has won many accolades during his illustrious career. Recently, Khabib Nurmagomedov shared a story about one of Ronaldo Nazario’s statistics that left him in awe of the Brazilian legend.

Khabib Nurmagomedov shares Ronaldo Nazario’s astonishing statistics!

Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldo Nazario are both generational players who left indelible marks in the beautiful game. But the Brazilian legend did not score as many goals as the Portuguese star has in his career. Regardless, Khabib Nurmagomedov posted a story on Instagram, mentioning the 414 goals that ‘O Fenomeno’ scored during his career.

The statistics also mentioned that Ronaldo Nazario scored 88 goals by simply dribbling past his opponents. His dribbling was so good that goalkeepers would often make wrong judgment calls. Moreover, they’d find themselves getting tricked and toyed with by the Brazilian legend. It resulted in ‘O Fenomeno’ putting the ball in the back of an empty net. While ‘CR7’ generally receives praise from Nurmagomedov, this time it was Ronaldo Nazario. However, Cristiano Ronaldo has collected many accolades in his career.

Cristiano Ronaldo has won more trophies than the Brazilian legend

The FIFA World Cup is one accolade that has eluded Cristiano Ronaldo throughout his entire soccer career. That is the only trophy that Ronaldo Nazario has won that the Portuguese star has not. However, ‘CR7’ has made his mark in almost every club he’s played with and racked up a number of individual honors and collective trophies.

Cristiano Ronaldo has five Ballon d’Or wins compared to ‘O Fenemono’s two. Moreover, he has won the UEFA Champions League, the biggest club competition in Europe and arguably the world, a total of five times at the peak of his career. Meanwhile, the Brazilian legend has never won that prestigious trophy.

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It would be unfair to compare both legends, given how much they have contributed to the world’s most popular sport. Khabib Nurmagomedov, a champion Hall of Famer, recognizes and respects the hard work and achievement that Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldo Nazario have achieved. There may never be another player like either of these two soccer icons.

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