{
  "id": 2528188,
  "title": "Cristiano Ronaldo Makes History With 25th Straight Season Goal As Al Nassr Thrash Al-Riyadh 4-0 To Storm Top Of Saudi Pro League | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/cristiano-ronaldo-makes-history-with-25th-straight-season-goal-as-al",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T07:45:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/cristiano-ronaldo-makes-history-with-25th-straight-season-goal-as-al-nassr-thrash-al-riyadh-4-0-to-storm-top-of-saudi-pro-league-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Al-Nassr secured a convincing 4-0 victory over Al-Riyadh on Friday, with Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo leading the charge. The 41-year-old striker scored his 25th consecutive season goal, propelling him to 977 career goals in total. Ronaldo came off the bench in the 83rd minute, converting a low cross from Ayman Yahya into a well-executed goal. This feat places him level with fellow Saudi Pro League legend Muhammad Al-Sahlawi as the leading goalscorer in the professional era, with 103 goals each. Ronaldo's latest tally brings his total against Al-Riyadh to six, tying him with Al-Taawoun's Moroccan forward Abderrazak Hamdallah for the most goals against the rival side this season. The win also saw Al-Nassr claim the top spot in the league, edging out arch-rivals Al-Hilal on goal difference.",
  "summary": "Riyadh: Legendary striker Cristiano Ronaldo was among the scorers as Al Nassr defeated Al-Riyadh 4-0 on Friday, with the Portuguese icon scoring in his 25th successive season. Cristiano Ronaldo just scored again for Al-Nassr. He came off the bench and finished the 4-0 win over Al-Riyadh with a clinical turn and strike inside the box. That makes 977 career goals. At 41 years old, he’s only 23 away…",
  "key_points": [
    "Cristiano Ronaldo scores 25th consecutive-season goal for Al-Nassr",
    "41-year-old striker reaches 977 career goals",
    "Al-Nassr tops Saudi Pro League with 4-0 win over Al-Riyadh"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}