Freestyle football great makes history with ninth world title
World Champions by the numbers
By the numbers
Lionel Messi’s goal against Germany is the world’s top-scoring goal ever and the fastest in history at 5.38 seconds. That would have taken him to second place behind Ronaldo but Ronaldo failed to reach the mark at the age of 32 with the record he set in 2002.
In the same game, Ronaldo scored in the 50th minute to make him the oldest player in history to score a World Cup-winning goal after 32 years. A year older than Argentina’s Diego Maradona (32). One year older than Brazil’s Pelé (31).
The record for the fastest goal in the world’s history is held by Belgium’s Robert Vandenburg who scored the winning goal in the 1938 World Cup final at 5.49 seconds.
In the same game, Maradona scored his 100th international, beating the previous record of 99, held by Argentina’s Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo scored for Barcelona in his first game in the Champions League, becoming the first player to do so in England.
The youngest player to score in the Champions League final is 17-year-old Jordan Henderson of Liverpool FC against Besiktas Istanbul at 19 minutes 15 seconds.
Henderson’s equaliser, which came off the foot of David Alaba, was the first time a teenager has scored an equaliser while at the same level in the Champions League.
The youngest player to score in the Champions League final is 17-year-old Jordan Henderson of Liverpool FC against Besiktas Istanbul at 19 minutes 15 seconds.
In the same game, Ronaldo scored in the 50th minute to make him the oldest player in history to score a World Cup-winning goal after 32 years.
A year older than Argentina’s Diego Maradona (32). One year older than Brazil’s Pelé (31).
Barcelona, the best side of this millennium, have become the second side to successfully defend the Champions League in each of their four Champions League final victories, following Leicester City in England.
Barcelona’s last Champions League final in 2008 was also their most successful season in Europe,
