Know the incredible records of Cristiano Ronaldo

New Delhi: Portugese star soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently plays for Real Madrid and captains the Portugal football team, arrived in soccer arena at Old Trafford in 2003. Ronaldo is a unique player on and off the field. He likes to hitch his opponents and find out their weakest link within the defence. Ronaldo has several records under his belt that has left fans chanting ceaselessly and left negative critics in a state of overwhelming amazement. Let's see some of the amazing records that the young maestro from Madiera has been able to capture so far: 1. While playing for Manchester United, Ronaldo broke George Best's 33 goal scoring record, which was originally set in the 1967–68 season. Being included in to the Manchester United Football Club made Ronaldo the first ever Portugese to play for the football club. 2. Cristiano Ronaldo became the top European league player to reach a landmark of 40 goals in a single season and that too executing the task for two consecutive years. 3. Ronaldo also broke the record of reaching one hundred league goals in the shortest time possible, making him the fastest player in Real Madrid to do so. 4. Ronaldo has 7 hat tricks in a single football season, which is the highest number of hat tricks in a football season. 5. Ronaldo became the only player ever to play for Sporting's under-16, under-17, under-18, B-team, and the first team, all within one season. 6. While playing for Manchester United in the Premier League, Cristiano Ronaldo became only the 3rd player in the history of the league to win the Barclays Player of the Month honors for two consecutive months for November and December 2006. 7. Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or award twice, which is an esteemed football award given annually to the player who has displayed extraordinary performance in the previous year. 8. In addition to winning the award, Ronaldo also became the first player in England to grab all four main PFA and FWA awards, which he had done in season of 2007. 9. Four days after involved in a car accident, Ronaldo became the first player in the Premier League player to be named the FIFA World Player of the Year. 10. Cristiano Ronaldo was honored with the European Golden Shoe in the years 2008 and 2011, and is only the 7th player in the history of the game to win the award on two occasions.