According to Dan Tri, in recent times, public opinion has sparked controversy regarding C. Ronaldo scoring 6 goals in the Arab Club Champions Cup (ACC Cup), an unofficial tournament and considered a friendly tournament. pre-season. If these 6 goals are deducted, C. Ronaldo will only have 48 goals in official matches, which is worse than Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane (with 52 goals), Erling Haaland (50 goals). The controversy ended when FIFA issued an official ruling.

Accordingly, FIFA confirmed that it still counts C.Ronaldo’s 6 goals in the ACC Cup. That means that the Portuguese superstar is still the player with the most goals in 2023 with 54 goals.

The FIFA homepage announced: “C.Ronaldo is the player with the most goals in 2023 with 54 goals. Next after CR7 is Kylian Mbappe (52 goals in 53 matches), Harry Kane (52 goals in 57 matches). matches) and Erling Haaland (50 goals in 60 matches)”.

Many opinions supporting C. Ronaldo say that the ACC Cup is not part of the official competition system of FIFA, AFC or the Saudi Football Federation, but is a long-standing and recognized tournament.

The ACC Cup was born in 1981 and has been held 30 times. The tournament witnessed a large number of clubs participating in Arab countries. They must participate in the preliminary round, group round and knock-out rounds. This is similar to the Leagues Cup that Messi won with Inter Miami.

Becoming the top scorer in 2023 is extraordinary for C.Ronaldo when this player has turned 38 years old. During his career, he has won the title of top scorer in the year 5 times. calendar.