<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, the current striker for the Saudi Al-Nassr team, received the award for the top scorer in the history of the European Champions League.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Top scorer in Champions League history</span> </h2><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_Q3AkGAF0y/?igsh=MWtmZW92MGFmN2x4NQ=="></oembed></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> UEFA was keen to give Cristiano Ronaldo a special award as the top scorer in the history of the Champions League, after the former Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus player scored 140 goals in 183 appearances in the competition.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> This came during the draw ceremony for the first round of the UEFA Champions League, which was held on Thursday evening in Monaco, with the participation of 36 teams for the first time in the history of the competition.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Ronaldo: This award means a lot to me</span> </h3><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1080/1080;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/e07cd373-e829-44ca-a777-8fd942e055cc.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> "I am very happy with this honour. This award means a lot to me. The Champions League is the highest peak in football. I was very lucky not only to have this record, but for the fun that the tournament offers," Ronaldo said on the sidelines of the draw.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He added: “I won and scored many goals, and I have great memories in the tournament.. Nobody knows, maybe I will play in the Champions League again, we will see that in the future.”</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Georgina celebrates Ronaldo winning the “historical top scorer” award</span> </h4><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_RFoQxOJ83/?igsh=cTdncmswa3F0Ymp5"></oembed></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> On the other hand, model Georgina Rodriguez was keen to celebrate her lover Cristiano Ronaldo and congratulate him on winning the award for the best scorer in the history of the Champions League. She wrote on her Instagram account, “Congratulations to the best scorer in the history of the Champions League. You deserve the best in the world. We all love you.”</p><h5 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Ronaldo promotes tourism in Saudi Arabia</span> </h5><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_NIbOUgpyr/?igsh=cDkxcTV0NWN0NXk="></oembed></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Cristiano Ronaldo promoted tourism in Saudi Arabia through a video clip he shared on his Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) accounts.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Ronaldo took his followers on a tour that lasted no more than seconds, to the unparalleled Saudi landmarks. He commented on the video clip: “This land is calling you.”</p>