Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably the Greatest Footballer of All Time (GOAT). Portugal’s all-time top scorer has been an icon on and off the field. He has been looked up to by the youngsters for his immense hard work and dedication to the game of football. Over the years he has broken several records in world football. The all-time leading goal scorer of world football scored his 900th goal in the UEFA Nations League group stage game.
The 39-year-old became the first player in the history of the game to achieve this milestone. After that Portugal announced the release of a €7 coin in honour of Cristiano Ronaldo for all his achievements. He has scored 132 goals for the national side and also guided the team to win their only UEFA Euro back in 2016. The side also won the UEFA Nations League in the 2018/19 season under his leadership.
Portugal is preparing to unveil a new 7 Euro currency in honour of his footballing greatness. Interestingly, the number is associated with their prodigal son, who has worn that shirt number for nearly his whole career. The coin will feature an engraved image of Cristiano Ronaldo as well as the superstar’s accepted shortcode, ‘CR7’. It will be accepted as a currency throughout the nation.
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Is this a publicity stunt from the nation? The four-time European Golden Shoe winner has millions of fans all over the world and recently made history by becoming the first individual to reach 1 billion followers on multiple social media sites. He has already reached the historic 900-goal milestone in his career and shows no signs of slowing down.
He even broke the record for most followers in a single day after opening his YouTube channel. Every Ronaldo fan would like to acquire this coin. It will be interesting to watch the demand for the coin once it is released by the nation. CR7 will be back in action for the Al Nassr as the international break has come to an end. The side will be up against Al-Ettifaq on Friday.
