List of footballers with 500 or more goals (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of footballers with 500 or more goals" in English language version.

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70web.archive.org

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6espn.co.uk

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4skysports.com

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4footballdatabase.eu

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4playmakerstats.com

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4soccerway.com

85^th place

78^th place

4worldfootball.net

409^th place

299^th place

3independent.co.uk

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3theathletic.com

502^nd place

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2iffhs.com

2,181^st place

1,628^th place

2cnn.com

28^th place

26^th place

2thesefootballtimes.co

4,271^st place

2,673^rd place

2telegraph.co.uk

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2ghostarchive.org

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21^st place

2theguardian.com

12^th place

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2corrieredellosport.it

1,436^th place

3,191^st place

2fifa.com

42^nd place

60^th place

1elpais.com

84^th place

370^th place

1rsssf.org

157^th place

106^th place

1spiegel.de

66^th place

350^th place

1origo.hu

1,966^th place

8,174^th place

1repubblica.it

78^th place

423^rd place

1bbc.co.uk

8^th place

10^th place

1france24.com

481^st place

508^th place

1ojogo.pt

3,736^th place

3,157^th place

1uefa.com

50^th place

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1si.com

168^th place

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1idnes.cz

442^nd place

1,672^nd place

1sport.es

1,011^th place

2,327^th place

1marca.com

156^th place

337^th place

1clarin.com

365^th place

1,047^th place

1elmundo.es

184^th place

712^th place

1globo.com

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304^th place

1cbssports.com

205^th place

131^st place

1fcbarcelona.com

669^th place

670^th place

1as.com

229^th place

502^nd place

1dw.com

204^th place

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1eurosport.it

3,355^th place

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1fourfourtwo.com

982^nd place

672^nd place

1guinnessworldrecords.com

550^th place

453^rd place

1worldsoccer.com

3,968^th place

3,344^th place

1talksport.com

1,532^nd place

904^th place

1gazzetta.it

189^th place

833^rd place

1lequipe.fr

127^th place

633^rd place

1tuttosport.com

2,824^th place

4,173^rd place

1vi.nl

1,447^th place

2,292^nd place

1britannica.com

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58^th place

as.com

en.as.com

"Cristiano Ronaldo becomes highest scorer of all time with 760 goals". Diario AS. PRISA. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

bbc.co.uk

"Cristiano Ronaldo: Has the Juventus forward broken world goalscoring record?". BBC Sport. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

britannica.com

"Artur Friedenreich - Brazilian athlete". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

cbssports.com

Fernandez, Gabriel (5 January 2021). "Pele refuses to acknowledge Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi breaking his goal-scoring records". CBS Sports. ViacomCBS. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

clarin.com

"Cristiano Ronaldo, gigante: alcanzó los 760 gritos y se convirtió en el máximo goleador de la historia del fútbol" [Cristiano Ronaldo, giant: he reached 760 shouts and became the top scorer in the history of football]. Clarín (in Spanish). 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

cnn.com

edition.cnn.com

Church, Ben; Grez, Matias (15 March 2021). "'What a beautiful journey': Pele congratulates Cristiano Ronaldo for surpassing Brazilian's 'record of goals in official matches'". CNN. WarnerMedia. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
Grez, Matias (3 February 2021). "Debate over greatest goalscorer of all time continues as Cristiano Ronaldo nets 762nd goal". CNN. WarnerMedia. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

corrieredellosport.it

Zazzaroni, Ivan (12 December 2020). "Ronaldo davanti a Pelé: vi sveliamo le vere cifre sui gol" [Ronaldo in front of Pele: we reveal the real numbers on goals]. Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
Zazzaroni, Ivan (4 February 2021). "Ecco perché Cristiano Ronaldo ha già superato Pelé" [That's why Cristiano Ronaldo has already surpassed Pelé]. Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

dw.com

"Das Phänomen Cristiano Ronaldo: Superstar mit eingebauter Torgarantie" [The phenomenon of Cristiano Ronaldo: Superstar with a built-in goal guarantee]. Deutsche Welle (in German). 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

elmundo.es

"El doblete de Cristiano y la gran controversia sobre su récord histórico de goles" [Cristiano's double and the great controversy over his historical goal record]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. 3 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

elpais.com

Relaño, Alfredo (14 February 2021). "Bican, el goleador perdido tras el humo de la guerra" [Bican, the scorer lost after the smoke of war]. El País (in Spanish). PRISA. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

espn.co.uk

Wright, Chris (22 December 2020). "Barcelona's Messi stands above Pele, Ronaldo, Eusebio, Muller as all-time top goal scorer for one club". ESPN. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
Richardson, Andrew Cesare (11 March 2021). "Pele's 1,000+ goals: Why Santos' claims about the G.O.A.T. should be taken seriously". ESPN. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"Messi's Barcelona record disputed by Santos: Pele scored 1,091". ESPN. 28 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
Wright, Chris (22 January 2021). "Is Cristiano Ronaldo soccer's all-time top scorer? Or is it Pele? Josef Bican? We may never know for sure". ESPN. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"Pele congratulates Cristiano Ronaldo for breaking his goals record". ESPN. 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
"Man United's Cristiano Ronaldo lays claim to all-time goal-scoring record after hat trick over Tottenham". ESPN. Reuters. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

eurosport.it

Stacul, Luca (18 May 2015). "Pelé e il falso mito dei suoi 1281 gol" [Pelé and the false myth of his 1281 goals]. Eurosport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

fcbarcelona.com

Roberts, Mike (23 February 2019). "Messi: Greatest goalscorer ever?". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

fifa.com

"The master of marksmen". FIFA. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

inside.fifa.com

"Dollars, droughts and a half-millennium". FIFA. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

footballdatabase.eu

"Cristiano Ronaldo". footballdatabase.eu. Sport360°. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
"Lionel Messi". footballdatabase.eu. Sport360°. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
"Robert Lewandowski". footballdatabase.eu. Sport360°. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
"Luis Suárez". footballdatabase.eu. Sport360°. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

fourfourtwo.com

"Cristiano Ronaldo's 760th goal ignites questions over all-time scoring record". FourFourTwo. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

france24.com

"Ronaldo scores 760th career goal, but is it a world record?". France 24. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

gazzetta.it

"CR7 non si ferma: raggiunto Romario a quota 772 gol, davanti resta solo Bican" [CR7 does not stop: Romario reached 772 goals, only Bican remains in front]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 3 April 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

ghostarchive.org

"Josef Bican (Obituary)". The Daily Telegraph. 26 December 2001. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
Liew, Jonathan (3 June 2014). "How and why Pele's mystique and reputation as the world's greatest ever footballer has been overhyped". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

globo.com

ge.globo.com

Gallindo, André; Castello Branco, Igor (10 January 2021). "Superado por CR7 e Messi, Pelé tem gols em amistosos apagados e reacende polêmica" [Overcome by CR7 and Messi, Pelé has goals in friendlies erased and rekindles controversy]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

guinnessworldrecords.com

"Most career goals (football)". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

idnes.cz

Povejšil, Vojtěch (21 January 2021). "Ronaldo ještě Bicana nepřekonal. Komise tuzemské legendě přepočítala góly" [Ronaldo hasn't beaten Bican yet. The Commission miscalculated the goals for the domestic legend]. iDNES (in Czech). Mafra. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

iffhs.com

"ALL TIME GOAL SCORERS RANKING". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
"ALL TIME WORLD'S BEST ONE CLUB GOAL SCORER". IFFHS. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

independent.co.uk

White, Tom (5 August 2021). "672 goals, 34 trophies, six Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi's record at Barcelona in numbers". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
Matchett, Karl (21 January 2021). "Cristiano Ronaldo becomes all-time leading goalscorer in history of football". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Akerman, Nick (30 August 2024). "Cristiano Ronaldo eyes history after setting new goal before retirement". The Independent. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

lequipe.fr

Glo, Pascal (4 March 2021). "Josef Bican, l'homme qui a marqué plus que Pelé et Cristiano Ronaldo" [Josef Bican, the man who scored more than Pelé and Cristiano Ronaldo]. L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

marca.com

Pecker, David (2 February 2021). "Cristiano reaches the top: Most goals in football history". Marca. Unidad Editorial. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

ojogo.pt

Cortez, Rodrigo (10 January 2021). "Cristiano Ronaldo marca e iguala o melhor marcador de sempre" [Cristiano Ronaldo scores and equals the best scorer ever]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Global Media Group. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

origo.hu

"Schlosser volt az első 500 gólos focista a futball történetében" [Schlosser was the first 500-goal football player in the history of football]. Origo (in Hungarian). 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

playmakerstats.com

"Cristiano Ronaldo". playmakerstats.com. ZOS Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
"Lionel Messi". playmakerstats.com. ZOS Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
"Robert Lewandowski". playmakerstats.com. ZOS Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
"Luis Suárez". playmakerstats.com. ZOS Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

repubblica.it

Panella, Luigi (14 April 2021). "Ronaldo, l'ossessione viene da un'altra epoca: Josef Bican, il bomber delle tre nazioni" [Ronaldo, the obsession comes from another era: Josef Bican, the bomber of the three nations]. la Repubblica (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

rsssf.org

Kolos, Vladimir. "Prolific Scorers Data". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

si.com

Wilson, Jonathan (2 February 2021). "Filling in the Blanks on (Possibly) the Greatest Goalscorer Ever and the Murkiness of His Total". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

skysports.com

"Cristiano Ronaldo: Czech FA claims Juventus striker has not broken Josef Bican's goalscoring record". Sky Sports. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Bate, Adam (23 October 2020). "Pele at 80: Busting the myths surrounding the Brazilian great". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"Lionel Messi: Santos deny Barcelona forward broke Pele's goalscoring record". Sky Sports. 28 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
"Cristiano Ronaldo becomes top goalscorer in football history". Sky Sports. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

soccerway.com

"Cristiano Ronaldo". Soccerway. Stats Perform. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
"L. Messi". Soccerway. Stats Perform. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
"R. Lewandowski". Soccerway. Stats Perform. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
"L. Suárez". Soccerway. Stats Perform. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

spiegel.de

Haupt, Florian (1 July 2020). "Das Prinzip Messi ist Teil des Problems" [The Messi principle is part of the problem]. Der Spiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

sport.es

"All-time Pichichi: How it stands in Messi-Ronaldo battle to be football's top scorer". Sport. Grupo Zeta. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

talksport.com

Williams, Marc (24 June 2021). "Top ten highest goalscorers of all time: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi pass legends as they chase down Josef Bican's goal record". Talksport. Wireless Group. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

telegraph.co.uk

"Josef Bican (Obituary)". The Daily Telegraph. 26 December 2001. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
Liew, Jonathan (3 June 2014). "How and why Pele's mystique and reputation as the world's greatest ever footballer has been overhyped". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

theathletic.com

"Ronaldo congratulated by Pele for breaking his goals record". The Athletic. 15 March 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Cox, Michael (16 March 2022). "Individual scoring records: Which goals count, who on earth is Bican, and what about Pele?". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
Hay, Anthony (13 March 2022). "Cristiano Ronaldo becomes all-time top scorer in professional football". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

theguardian.com

Miller, Nick (14 July 2015). "The forgotten story of … when Pelé and the Santos circus came to England". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
Bandini, Nicky (15 March 2021). "Ronaldo embraces perfection as he declares himself ahead of Pelé". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

thesefootballtimes.co

Cripps, Simon (22 July 2013). "Remembering Josef 'Pepi' Bican, once Europe's greatest goalscorer". These Football Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Law, Joshua (18 November 2016). "Remembering Arthur Friedenreich, Brazil's first football superstar". These Football Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

tuttosport.com

Salvetti, Marina (30 December 2020). "Juve, il 2021 di Ronaldo e la missione CR800: i nuovi record da battere" [Juve, Ronaldo's 2021 and the CR800 mission: the new records to beat]. Tuttosport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

uefa.com

Zlámal, Ondřej (4 December 2014). "Meet Europe's most prolific scorer of all time". UEFA. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

vi.nl

"Ronaldo mag zich mogelijk productiefste speler ooit noemen" [Ronaldo may call himself most prolific player ever]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

web.archive.org

"ALL TIME GOAL SCORERS RANKING". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
Relaño, Alfredo (14 February 2021). "Bican, el goleador perdido tras el humo de la guerra" [Bican, the scorer lost after the smoke of war]. El País (in Spanish). PRISA. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
Kolos, Vladimir. "Prolific Scorers Data". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
Haupt, Florian (1 July 2020). "Das Prinzip Messi ist Teil des Problems" [The Messi principle is part of the problem]. Der Spiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
"Schlosser volt az első 500 gólos focista a futball történetében" [Schlosser was the first 500-goal football player in the history of football]. Origo (in Hungarian). 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
Wright, Chris (22 December 2020). "Barcelona's Messi stands above Pele, Ronaldo, Eusebio, Muller as all-time top goal scorer for one club". ESPN. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
White, Tom (5 August 2021). "672 goals, 34 trophies, six Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi's record at Barcelona in numbers". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
"Ronaldo congratulated by Pele for breaking his goals record". The Athletic. 15 March 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Church, Ben; Grez, Matias (15 March 2021). "'What a beautiful journey': Pele congratulates Cristiano Ronaldo for surpassing Brazilian's 'record of goals in official matches'". CNN. WarnerMedia. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
Cripps, Simon (22 July 2013). "Remembering Josef 'Pepi' Bican, once Europe's greatest goalscorer". These Football Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"The master of marksmen". FIFA. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
Panella, Luigi (14 April 2021). "Ronaldo, l'ossessione viene da un'altra epoca: Josef Bican, il bomber delle tre nazioni" [Ronaldo, the obsession comes from another era: Josef Bican, the bomber of the three nations]. la Repubblica (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
"Cristiano Ronaldo: Has the Juventus forward broken world goalscoring record?". BBC Sport. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"Ronaldo scores 760th career goal, but is it a world record?". France 24. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Cortez, Rodrigo (10 January 2021). "Cristiano Ronaldo marca e iguala o melhor marcador de sempre" [Cristiano Ronaldo scores and equals the best scorer ever]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Global Media Group. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
Zlámal, Ondřej (4 December 2014). "Meet Europe's most prolific scorer of all time". UEFA. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
Wilson, Jonathan (2 February 2021). "Filling in the Blanks on (Possibly) the Greatest Goalscorer Ever and the Murkiness of His Total". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"Cristiano Ronaldo: Czech FA claims Juventus striker has not broken Josef Bican's goalscoring record". Sky Sports. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Povejšil, Vojtěch (21 January 2021). "Ronaldo ještě Bicana nepřekonal. Komise tuzemské legendě přepočítala góly" [Ronaldo hasn't beaten Bican yet. The Commission miscalculated the goals for the domestic legend]. iDNES (in Czech). Mafra. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
"All-time Pichichi: How it stands in Messi-Ronaldo battle to be football's top scorer". Sport. Grupo Zeta. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
Pecker, David (2 February 2021). "Cristiano reaches the top: Most goals in football history". Marca. Unidad Editorial. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"Cristiano Ronaldo, gigante: alcanzó los 760 gritos y se convirtió en el máximo goleador de la historia del fútbol" [Cristiano Ronaldo, giant: he reached 760 shouts and became the top scorer in the history of football]. Clarín (in Spanish). 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
"El doblete de Cristiano y la gran controversia sobre su récord histórico de goles" [Cristiano's double and the great controversy over his historical goal record]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. 3 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
Bate, Adam (23 October 2020). "Pele at 80: Busting the myths surrounding the Brazilian great". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Richardson, Andrew Cesare (11 March 2021). "Pele's 1,000+ goals: Why Santos' claims about the G.O.A.T. should be taken seriously". ESPN. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Gallindo, André; Castello Branco, Igor (10 January 2021). "Superado por CR7 e Messi, Pelé tem gols em amistosos apagados e reacende polêmica" [Overcome by CR7 and Messi, Pelé has goals in friendlies erased and rekindles controversy]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Miller, Nick (14 July 2015). "The forgotten story of … when Pelé and the Santos circus came to England". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
"Lionel Messi: Santos deny Barcelona forward broke Pele's goalscoring record". Sky Sports. 28 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
"Messi's Barcelona record disputed by Santos: Pele scored 1,091". ESPN. 28 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
Fernandez, Gabriel (5 January 2021). "Pele refuses to acknowledge Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi breaking his goal-scoring records". CBS Sports. ViacomCBS. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
Roberts, Mike (23 February 2019). "Messi: Greatest goalscorer ever?". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
Cox, Michael (16 March 2022). "Individual scoring records: Which goals count, who on earth is Bican, and what about Pele?". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
"Cristiano Ronaldo becomes top goalscorer in football history". Sky Sports. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"Cristiano Ronaldo becomes highest scorer of all time with 760 goals". Diario AS. PRISA. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
"Das Phänomen Cristiano Ronaldo: Superstar mit eingebauter Torgarantie" [The phenomenon of Cristiano Ronaldo: Superstar with a built-in goal guarantee]. Deutsche Welle (in German). 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
Stacul, Luca (18 May 2015). "Pelé e il falso mito dei suoi 1281 gol" [Pelé and the false myth of his 1281 goals]. Eurosport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
Wright, Chris (22 January 2021). "Is Cristiano Ronaldo soccer's all-time top scorer? Or is it Pele? Josef Bican? We may never know for sure". ESPN. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Grez, Matias (3 February 2021). "Debate over greatest goalscorer of all time continues as Cristiano Ronaldo nets 762nd goal". CNN. WarnerMedia. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"Cristiano Ronaldo's 760th goal ignites questions over all-time scoring record". FourFourTwo. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Matchett, Karl (21 January 2021). "Cristiano Ronaldo becomes all-time leading goalscorer in history of football". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Zazzaroni, Ivan (12 December 2020). "Ronaldo davanti a Pelé: vi sveliamo le vere cifre sui gol" [Ronaldo in front of Pele: we reveal the real numbers on goals]. Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
Bandini, Nicky (15 March 2021). "Ronaldo embraces perfection as he declares himself ahead of Pelé". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"Most career goals (football)". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"Romario scores '1000th' goal". World Soccer. Kelsey Media. 21 May 2007. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Williams, Marc (24 June 2021). "Top ten highest goalscorers of all time: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi pass legends as they chase down Josef Bican's goal record". Talksport. Wireless Group. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"CR7 non si ferma: raggiunto Romario a quota 772 gol, davanti resta solo Bican" [CR7 does not stop: Romario reached 772 goals, only Bican remains in front]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 3 April 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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