Who is the top scorer in football history? The battle between Cristiano Ronaldo, Josef Bikan, Pele and Lionel Messi

The question is simple, Who is the top scorer in football history? But the answer seems to be much more complicated than it really needs to be. Cristiano Ronaldo imposed according to official agencies, but the names of Joseph Bican Y Pele.

The 37-year-old Portuguese has broken goalscoring records throughout his trophy-laden career, also being the all-time top scorer for both Real Madrid and the Portugal national team.

sportingnews contacted FIFA to confirm the list. World soccer’s governing body has not said anything as of press time, but other media outlets such as TalkSport and SI.com show the following 10 “recognized goals” totals from FIFA:

Lionel Messi is the only other active player on this list, but he currently sits 43 goals behind Ronaldo. He has already tied Romario’s line and is very likely to overtake him in the short term.

Depending on the length of their careers, Messi could make the difference as he is 34 compared to Ronaldo’s 37.

Ronaldo’s exploits have reignited United fans’ adoration for their hero and their belief that he is “THE GOAT” (“Greatest of all timewhose translation is: The greatest of all time).

Ronaldo broke the FIFA record

However, the record itself is open to interpretation, with some football historians stating that it is impossible to know for sure due to a lack of accurate records in football before the 20th century.

The record that Ronaldo has broken relates to the number of matches and goals scored by FIFA during its existence as a competition, the previous record holder, Austrian Josef Bican, scored an incredible 805 goals between 1931 and 1955.

However, Bican’s figures remain controversial, with Brazilian idol Pele claiming to have scored over 1,000 goals in his career, although this remains unconfirmed.

There is no consensus on the world record for goals

In terms of acceptable recognition, Ronaldo has established himself as the “top scorer in FIFA recognized competitions”but the discussion will continue.

The Czech Football Association regularly disputes Bican’s figure of 805, stating that he actually scored 821 when the final tallies were tallied.

Nonetheless, Ronaldo has the record on his side in this, with his own undisputed numbers unrelated to amateur football.like some of Pele’s goals.

Bican’s figures illustrate the information gap between national federations and FIFA, with their national supporters claiming the higher number is correct, while FIFA curiously claims both could be wrong with a possible total of 823. according to ESPN.

Pele’s solo crusade to stay top of the table has taken a personal turn for the Brazil legend asofficial number” is at 757, but the player himself claims to have scored 1283, despite the apparent lack of evidence.

FIFA and CONMEBOL have previously recorded Pele with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games, but that includes youth matches, friendlies and unofficials, which in Ronaldo’s case don’t count.

The situation is further complicated by the Guinness Book of Records, which adds the confirmation of Pele as a record holder, but with 1279 goalsas goals from exhibition matches are disallowed from being counted.

It could then be concluded that Ronaldo became the top scorer of “goals in official matches”while Pele’s questionable numbers will give him the edge in “total games”.