Cristiano Ronaldo scored all of Al Nassr's goals in a 4-0 Saudi league win over Al Wehda on Thursday, passing the 500 league goal mark in his club career.
The 38-year-old Portuguese star has now scored 503 goals for five different teams across five leagues.
In his early career, he scored three goals for Sporting Lisbon, 103 for Manchester United over two spells, 311 for Real Madrid, and 81 for Juventus.
Ronaldo now has five goals for Al Nassr, the club he joined after his bitter divorce from Manchester United.
On Thursday, he reached 500 goals with a left-footed strike in the 21st minute.
He scored his hat-trick with his right foot just before the halftime break.
It was his 61st hat-trick of the season.
He added a fourth shortly after the hour mark after being the first to a rebound.
Ronaldo made his debut for his new club last Friday, scoring a stoppage-time penalty in a 2-2 away draw against Al Fateh.
According to sources close to Al Nassr, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, who holds the all-time records for Champions League and international goals, is banking more than 400 million euros for his surprise move to Saudi Arabia.
According to AFP, the massive sum includes 200 million euros for promoting Saudi Arabia's expected joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
Ronaldo has become a symbol for the conservative kingdom's efforts to improve its image through sports, a process that has taken years.
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Manchester City have been accused of breaking more than 100 financial rules regarding their income inflation to allow for more spending and deflate their costs to cover alleged payments to staff. will move them to FFP.
The Premier League's six big boys want a harsh punishment because they believe City have won trophies and titles through an unfair advantage over opponents with more buying power than their opponents. The allegations are still unproven, so let's address the issue of hypocrisy before a verdict is reached.
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Bolarinwa Olajide (@iambolar) January 25, 2023
It will be shocking if all the allegations are unfounded and Man City avoid sanctions as all clubs look for loopholes to benefit their situation. But why is Man City subject to all these accusations? And why were they kicked out of the Premier League while being stripped of the title?
Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Liverpool have tried to enter the UEFA Champions League, getting rid of UEFA's excessive control is one of the reasons. The FFP is supposed to prevent clubs from spending beyond their means, but City are not in debt. Man Utd loses every year and is in debt, Liverpool loses every year and is in debt, Arsenal loses every year and is in debt, and Tottenham loses every year and is in debt. City shows profit.
If the Sky Blues are found guilty, they are more likely to receive a transfer ban and points deducted than lose the title or be kicked out of the top flight. This is not the 2006 Serie A scandal when match-fixing has been going on for a long time.
A verdict will not be made quickly as City have assembled a legal team to fight the charges, so they will likely be able to sign and sell players freely for the next transfer window.
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