Hard truths.
Mbappe, on his 27th birthday, tucked home an 86th-minute penalty against Sevilla in La Liga to match Ronaldo's club record set in 2013 and secure his side a 2-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Ronaldo’s story is now as much about duration as it is about brilliance. The same figure who first lit up headlines in 2009 still commands them today, nine months past his 40th birthday,
Ronaldo’s latest strike came in Al-Nassr’s 2-0 win over Al Hazm, nudging his tally to 950.
Portugal twice went behind in regulation time but twice fought back to level the scores.
Ronaldo confirmed he would not play in the upcoming Club World Cup on Saturday, dismissing rumours he was set to transfer to one of the participating clubs.
Aurelio Pereira was partly responsible for Portugal's greatest football achievement, as the Euro 2016-winning squad featured 10 players he helped to discover.
