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Cristiano Ronaldo reaches international football milestone

Cristiano Ronaldo reaches international football milestone
35 year-old is only the second men's player to reach the century for his country after Ali Daei, who scored 109 times for Iran - [Photo: Getty Image]

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first European to score 100 international goals in men's football and then passed that mark with both goals in Portugal’s 2-0 win over Sweden.

The captain curled a stunning free-kick into the top corner - the 57th of his career - to reach the landmark.

He then fired in a fine second from outside the box.

Ronaldo, who played 81 minutes, is within eight goals of the world record.

Iran's Ali Daei - the only man to score more international goals than Ronaldo - hit 109 during his playing career from 1993 to 2006.

The next top scoring current players are India's Sunil Chhetri (72) and Argentina's Lionel Messi (70).

[Source: BBC]

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