Cristiano Ronaldo, is already making waves with his new venture on YouTube. The 39-year-old Al Nassr star recently teamed up with YouTube sensation MrBeast for a collaboration that has garnered significant attention. In their latest challenge, Ronaldo faced off a fan in an exciting football shooting contest.
The task was simple with both of them having to hit five targets hanging from the crossbar, with the goal being to score as many hits as possible. Despite his immense footballing skill, Ronaldo found himself struggling during this particular challenge. Out of five attempts, he missed four, showing that even the greatest can falter under pressure.
Meanwhile, the fan missed only one attempt managing to hit three of the five targets, ultimately defeating Ronaldo and claiming the impressive prize of ₹8 Crore ($1 million).
Cristiano Ronaldo’s career so far
Cristiano Ronaldo has established himself as one of the greatest footballers of all time with five Ballon d’Or awards, three UEFA Men’s Player of the Year awards, and four European Golden Shoes. Ronaldo has also been named the world’s best player by FIFA five times and during his illustrious career, the Potuguese has won 33 trophies, including seven league titles, five Champions League titles, the UEFA European Championship, and the Nations League.
Besides awards Ronaldo holds records, like the most appearances (183), goals (140), and assists (42) in the UEFA Champions League, as well as the most goals (14), assists (8), and appearances (30) in the UEFA European Championship. He has also made 217 international appearances, scoring 135 international goals, further solidifying his legacy.
When it comes to goals, Ronaldo has scored over 900 official senior goals for both club and country, making him the top goal scorer of all time. Recognized for his financial success, he was ranked the world’s highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 2016, 2017, 2023, and 2024, and was named the world’s most famous athlete by ESPN from 2016 to 2019.