Cristiano Ronaldo breaks Gerd Muller's 42-year-old record

Cristiano Ronaldo once again etched his name the history books by breaking Gerd Muller's 42- year-old record during Al-Nassr's 4-1 win over US Monastir in Arab Club Championships Cup

The Portuguese star striker scored his 145th header goal and became the leading goal-scorer through a header . Ronaldo went past Gerd Muller's 144-header goal tally.

With Ronaldo's record-breaking feat, Spain Carlos Santillana moved down to third place on the elite list. He has a tally of 125-headed goals and is followed by Pele, who has  tally of 124 goals.

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During the match, Ronaldo also upped his goal tally at the King Fahd International Stadium. Ronaldo struck his 839th career goal in the 74th minute of the game.