NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees' bullpen seemingly will need all the extra rest it got in the final weeks of the regular season.

During a workout day Monday, with neither the Yankees nor the Houston Astros actually working out after playing 4 hours, 49 minutes Sunday night in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series -- an 11-inning, 3-2 walk off win for the Astros -- Aaron Boone announced his intention to deploy his bullpen for Game 4 at Yankee Stadium. Astros manager A.J. Hinch said Monday he is considering a similar strategy.

Right-hander Luis Severino will be on the mound for Game 3 vs. 2019 Cy Young candidate Gerrit Cole.

"For [Game 4 on Wednesday], it will be kind of a bullpen day," Boone said. "Obviously, depends a lot on what happens tomorrow; how we use guys, what the game ends up in, we'll kind of see where we're at going into the next day. J.A. Happ could very much be in the mix, as well as our bullpen being unleashed on that day."

The Yankees' five elite bullpen arms had a light workload in September, with only Chad Green (13.1 IP) pitching nine-plus innings. Adam Ottavino logged 8 2/3 innings, Tommy Kahnle 7 1/3 innings, Zack Britton seven innings and Aroldis Chapman 4 1/3 innings.

Having fresh arms in the bullpen served the Yankees well in their sweep of the Minnesota Twins in the American League Division Series, with relievers throwing just a third of an inning less than the total amount of innings thrown by the starters.

The Yankees' relief core combined for 13 1/3 innings pitched vs. Minnesota. Yankees starters Masahiro Tanaka, James Paxton and Severino pitched 13 2/3 innings in the ALDS.

During the 2018 ALDS vs. the Boston Red Sox, Boone was heavily criticized for his bullpen management and sticking with his starters too long. As was evident against the Twins, this postseason has been a completely different story.

While Game 1 of the ALCS started with a stellar pitching performance by Tanaka, Boone didn't let go of his quick hook. Tanaka was taken out of the game after throwing only 68 pitches over six scoreless innings, which, according to Baseball-Reference.com data, meant he became the first AL pitcher in postseason history to be removed after fewer than 70 pitches thrown over six-plus shutout innings.

In Game 2, Boone pulled starter James Paxton in the third inning and went on to make eight pitching changes. Paxton threw 2 1/3 innings; the Yankees' bullpen combined to throw 7 2/3 innings.

Boone has been ambivalent when addressing whether last year's postseason criticism has affected how he has managed his relievers so far, but there is no doubt he will not hesitate in deploying all of his bullpen weapons.

"I kind of go into the game and go into series and try and have a blueprint or a plan in place that obviously is always fluid, and you've got to make adjustments on the fly," Boone said ahead of the start of the ALCS. "Just trying to do what's going to give us the best chance to win. So I don't know if it's in response to anything or just trying to be as prepared as I can be to make sound decisions."

The Astros are also looking to their bullpen to carry the load in Game 4. When asked about his Game 4 plans, Hinch said, "the initial answer is, let's call it a bullpen day. That's the cool thing to say nowadays. It's a bullpen day."

Hinch was asked about his thoughts in the "opener" strategy that has become increasingly en vogue the last couple of seasons during the Astros' ALDS series against Tampa Bay. The Rays are credited with bringing the strategy into baseball's mainstream, but Hinch said he hadn't used it because the Astros' rotation has been so strong.

Late in the season, Hinch's No. 4 starter, Wade Miley, struggled so badly he was left off the roster for the ALCS. Another option, hard-throwing rookie Jose Urquidy, is inexperienced. And a third option, Brad Peacock, is coming off of injury. Thus bullpenning has arrived for the Astros.

"In a perfect world there's going to be a number of guys, maybe Urquidy starts, maybe he comes in the middle of the game," Hich said. "And (maybe) we go with somebody with a little bit more experience. But we haven't made that decision."

A midweek storm could throw a wrench in the Yankees' and Astros' pitching plans.

The weather forecast calls for widespread thunderstorms in the New York City area on Wednesday, with a 100% chance of rain at first pitch (8:07 pm ET). In case of a rainout, Game 4 at Yankee Stadium would be played on Thursday, and Game 5 on Friday, which is the scheduled travel day back to Houston, if necessary.

If Game 4 does get pushed back because of weather, Hinch's decision to bullpen may be moot -- he could simply use his Game 1 starter, Zack Greinke, on normal rest.

Boone stated he would not manage his bullpen differently with the possibility of a rainout.

"If weather becomes an issue, where the game were to get wiped out Wednesday, that kind of impacts what you do moving forward from there," Boone explained. "As far as Tuesday, Sevy is going. We like our matchup there; feel he gives us a great chance. But we'll kind of treat it aggressively and try to win that game. I do not really see Wednesday leaking into that too much."

If Game 4 is moved to Thursday, the Yankees would likely start Tanaka, allowing him to pitch on regular rest. Nonetheless, a rainout could possibly force playing a maximum of four straight games, which could be seen as an advantage for the Astros, who have three reliable starters who can go deep into games.

When reached for a statement, an MLB spokesperson told ESPN: "We are always in contact with our clubs about weather related issues that may impact the scheduled playing of any game."

ESPN's Bradford Doolittle contributed to this report.

No matter how today's Game 3 plays out, Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux is having a pretty great day. According to manager Mike Schildt, Maddux had two holes in one during his pre-NLCS Game 3 round of golf at nearby Army Navy Country Club.

TALLADEGA, Ala. – The 1000Bulbs.com 500 may have resumed fairly uneventfully on Monday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway, but coming down to the end of stage two, calamity finally struck.

The oft-talked-about ‘Big One’ reared its ugly head on lap 107, after Alex Bowman got a big shove out in front of the field down the backstretch by teammate Chase Elliott and then had nowhere to hide when momentum started building behind him.

As the pack barreled toward turn three, Joey Logano got a huge tandem shove from Clint Bowyer and closed rapidly on Bowman’s leading No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Logano turned his Ford Mustang to the left to attempt to steamroll past Bowman, but Bowman tried to throw the block and defend.

However, Bowman’s move came too late, Logano hit Bowman’s rear bumper and the contact sent Bowman spinning out of control – and eventually into the oncoming pack in the third-turn banking.

Collecting two of his Hendrick Motorsports teammates – Jimmie Johnson and Chase Elliott – as well as Kyle Larson, Martin Truex Jr. and others, in all, 10 cars were involved in the chaos that ensued.

The crash ended the day for Bowman, Johnson and Larson, who took a hefty shot into Bowman’s car when it slid up the banking into his path.

After being released from the infield care center, Bowman shouldered the blame for the incident.

“I just misjudged how much of a run the 22 (Logano) had there, so that’s on me,” said Bowman. “These cars are tough to see out of, and I didn’t do a good job of it. Probably shouldn’t have attempted to block that, but that’s plate racing. That’s just what happens here, unfortunately, and it’s a bummer that we were in it.

“The spoilers are so big now, that even though they’re clear, the car shakes so much that you really can’t see,” Bowman added. “My mirror’s super shaky and trying to look through a thing of Lexan is tough. I just didn’t do a very good job of judging it right there. That’s on me.

Bowman was quick to add that business was picking up because of the bonus points on the line at the end of the second stage, making every position critical for all of the playoff drivers.

“Just coming down to the end of the stage, stage points are so important, and I just really didn’t realize how fast he was coming,” explained Bowman. “After watching the video, I didn’t realize how far out I had gotten and how fast he was coming. Like I said, I just misjudged it there.”

In Larson’s case, his win last week at Dover Int’l Speedway proves critical, as it advances him on to the next round of the playoffs despite his involvement in Monday’s first big crash.

“I had gotten up to the third lane there at some point down the backstretch, and saw a little bit of smoke at the end of the straightaway, and I knew a wreck was coming and was just trying to hope that a lane opened up,” Larson explained. “The 88 … you know, I just saw his door numbers and clobbered him there. That hit hurt, but thankfully I’m alright and thankfully we got the win last week and didn’t really have to worry about points racing.

“Our McDonald’s Chevy was good. The Chevys did a really good job working well together, running up front and things like that. It was just the wrong place at the wrong time for our car in that one.”

Leaving Talladega, Bowman will likely be in a must-win situation if he hopes to advance to the semi-final round of the playoffs.

He’s not worried though. The Tucson, Ariz., native already has a plan.

“We’re going to go (to Kansas), lead practice, qualify on the pole and win the race. It’s simple as that.”

CONCORD, N.C. – Steve Torrence continues to be unbeatable at zMAX Dragway.

For the fourth-straight event and the fifth time in the last six races at the North Carolina facility, Torrence lifted the Top Fuel Wally after a showdown with his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship rival Doug Kalitta in the final round of the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals on Monday.

Torrence was fast and consistent all weekend and that continued in the final round of Top Fuel eliminations, with the Texas blasting to a 3.772-second run at 323.19 mph to beat Kallita, who slowed to a 4.090-second run at 274.27 mph.

The victory catapulted Torrence back into the points lead over Kalitta with three races left in the NHRA season.

“It’s easy to look over to your left or look over to your right and say that’s Doug Kalitta, the guy that has been out here for 25 years,” said the owner and driver of the Capco Contractors Dragster. “A few years ago I probably would have went up there and choked. I would have went up there and let that really affect me and get into my head.

“With the success that we’ve had, you build confidence in yourself, you trust in the team and in the good Lord and go do the best you can. I knew that we had a car that could run with them and if I did my job we could be right there with him on the tree.”

Torrence got a bye in the first round after his scheduled opponent, Lex Joon, chose not to return to the track Monday after eliminations were postponed by rain on Sunday. He then defeated Clay Millican and rookie Justin Ashley to earn his date with Kalitta.

Kalitta defeated Antron Brown, Leah Pritchett and Brittany Force on his way to the finals.

In Funny Car, Robert Hight collected the 51st victory of his lengthy Funny Car career after No. 1 qualifier Jack Beckman left the starting line early in the final round. Hight raced to a 3.917-second pass at 329.02 mph to take home the winner’s trophy.

The victory, Hight’s sixth of the season aboard the Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro and first since a win at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway in July, helped the John Force Racing driver pad his point lead in the class.

“We went down the track every run here this weekend. Hats off, great job to Jimmy Prock, Chris Cunningham and all of the Auto Club guys,” said Hight, who picked up the 500th round win of his career in the final round against Beckman. “This was a good weekend here for us. We got the points lead back last weekend in St. Louis, but to come out here and extend it, that’s what we’ve got to keep doing every race.”

Hight defeated Mike McIntire Jr., Tim Wilkerson and Matt Hagan on his way to the final round. Beckman bested Dale Creasy, Tommy Johnson Jr. and Ron Capps prior to the Funny Car final.

The Pro Stock final featured a pair of underdogs, with Deric Kramer driving his American Ethanol Chevrolet Camaro to his second victory of the season over a game Matt Hartford.

Kramer nipped Hartford thanks to a 6.541-second run at 211.33 mph. Hartford was a close second, falling short with a 6.558-second pass at 211.00 mph.

“I was just able to hold on just long enough and got to 1,320 (feet) first and that was all she wrote,” said Kramer after the fourth Pro Stock victory of his career. “There are 10 or 12 cars that are going to win on any particular weekend and you just have to be perfect every time you go to the starting line or you’re going to go home.”

Kramer made it to the finals thanks to wins over Kenny Delco, Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Alan Stanfield. Hartford defeated Fernando Cuadra Jr., Chris McGaha and Erica Enders to earn his place in the finals.

Andrew Hines continued his domination of the Pro Stock Motorcycle division by earning his eighth victory of the season in 13 races for the class. He did it by beating a very game Karen Stoffer, who was fresh off a victory during the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Hines piloted his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to the victory via a hole shot, as he left the line ahead of Stoffer thanks to his .041 reaction time. Stoffer’s White Alligator Racing Suzuki was faster to the finish line with a 6.804-second run, but the advantage off the startling line for Hines gave him the Wally by the slimmest of margins.

“We left the start line pretty fantastic,”  said Hines after the 56th victory of his career. “That was probably my best leave of the entire weekend, my best 330 (feet) number. I saw the bubbles go off on the tree and I thought I’ve got a really good chance here. When you see a blink-blink go off on the tree, you know you’ve got a pretty good chunk and the win light should come on pretty easily.”

Hines made his way to the final after wins against Michael Ray, Scotty Pollacheck and Hector Arana Jr. Stoffer scored round wins against Kelly Clontz, Eddie Krawiec and fast qualifier Steve Johnson.

TALLADEGA, Ala. – In the kind of photo finish that Talladega Superspeedway has been renowned for over its 50-year history, Ryan Blaney edged out Ryan Newman to win Monday’s rain-postponed 1000Bulbs.com 500.

Blaney, who led the field back to green following the final yellow for a two-lap dash, got shuffled off the point when Denny Hamlin shoved Ryan Newman to the lead coming down the backstretch after the white flag.

But staying the course, Blaney held serve down low and used a push from Aric Almirola exiting turn four to side-draft Hamlin off of Newman’s bumper, then squeezed underneath Newman coming to the finish line.

The two banged doors in the last hundred yards, and Blaney ultimately came out the victor by .007 seconds, the sixth-closest finish in NASCAR history and third-smallest margin ever at Talladega.

Of note, Monday’s victory was a rally of sorts for Blaney, who spun coming to pit road in the first stage and nearly fell a lap down before methodically working his way back into contention and avoiding the chaos that took place in the second half of the event.

Following a smoky burnout, Blaney heaved a sigh of relief and cracked a smile that he got another chance after Newman and Hamlin “blew the doors off us” with a half-lap to go.

“There was no blocking the 6 (Newman) and the 11 (Hamlin),” Blaney noted after climbing from his car on the frontstretch. “They were coming so fast, and I figured that if I gave up the bottom, they were just going to leave me in the middle. So I stayed with Aric (Almirola), because he was a great pusher all day, and I finally was able to go up and pull the 11 off the 6 to get Newman pretty far out in front.

“We got together a little bit coming through the tri-oval, and he kind of pushed me below the yellow line, but I wasn’t going below there after what happened in the Truck (Series) race,” Blaney added. “In the end, it just worked out in our favor. We survived the last couple days and it was an exciting finish.”

Monday’s victory automatically advances Blaney into the Round of 8 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, one week after a suspension failure at Dover (Del.) Int’l Speedway left him with a 35th-place finish and buried in the playoff standings.

That’s big, considering the driver of the No. 12 Dent Wizard Ford Mustang was likely in a must-win situation if he didn’t end up with a strong day at Talladega.

“Now we don’t have to worry next week,” Blaney smiled. “We can go and fight for another win and not have to worry if something does go wrong. We’ll have a shot to race into the final four and that’s all you can ask for.”

After rain pushed the conclusion of the race from Sunday to Monday, three massive accidents marred the proceedings once on-track action resumed on lap 58 of 188.

The first came with four laps to go in the second stage, when then-leader Alex Bowman attempted to block a massive run from the tandem of Joey Logano and Clint Bowyer.

Logano, going eight miles per hour faster than Bowman, got into the back of the Arizona native and sent him spinning out of control, with Bowman’s car washing into the pack in turn three and collecting 10 cars in all.

Bowman later took the blame for the crash after being released from the infield care center.

Monday’s second major crash was with 26 laps left, when Kurt Busch tipped William Byron around on the backstretch and sent Byron up into the side of Logano toward the front of the field. In all, eight cars were involved in some capacity in that exchange.

The final accident – which set up the green-white-checkered sprint that ended the race – occurred with six to go after contact between Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch while racing for the lead sent Busch up into the left-rear quarter panel of Brendan Gaughan, turning Gaughan down in front of the field.

That led to an 11-car melee that eliminated most of the remaining frontrunners, including Kurt Busch, Keselowski, Stenhouse, Kyle Busch, David Ragan, Gaughan and Matt DiBenedetto, in its aftermath.

When all was said and done, Denny Hamlin crossed the line third behind Blaney and Newman after coming back from losing a hood flap early on and being involved in the first of the three Big Ones.

Aric Almirola was fourth and Michael McDowell, the best of the lower-budget drivers in the running, completed the top five. Austin Dillon was sixth after lining up in the top five on the final restart.

Corey LaJoie, polesitter Chase Elliott, Stenhouse and Ty Dillon were the balance of the top 10.

From start to finish, the race featured 46 lead changes among 19 drivers, had nine cautions for 43 laps and took more than 26 hours to complete, including the delay caused by Sunday’s rain postponement.

To view complete race results, advance to the next page.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo Sabres rookie forward Victor Olofsson has set an NHL record in becoming the first player to score each of his first seven career goals on the power play.

Olofsson made it seven straight on a one-timer off Rasmus Dahlin's pass from the right circle to open the scoring 6:27 into the second period against Dallas on Monday.

Nicknamed "Goal-ofsson" by Sabres fans, the 24-year-old Swedish player has scored five goals in Buffalo's first six games. His streak dates to the end of last season, when he scored twice in six games.

The Sabres selected Olofsson in the seventh round of the 2014 draft. He spent five years playing in the Swedish Elite League before signing with the Sabres in April 2018.

Three players shared the previous record for scoring their first six career goals on the power play: Winnipeg's Craig Norwich in 1979-80, Hartford's Sylvain Turgeon in 1983-84 and Islanders' Jeff Norton in 1987-88.

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- England's 6-0 Euro 2020 qualifying win against Bulgaria was temporarily halted during the first half of the Group A fixture in order to warn supporters that the match could be abandoned following racist chanting in the Vasil Levski Stadium.

Match referee Ivan Bebek instructed the stadium PA announcer to broadcast the message -- the first step in FIFA's three-step protocol when dealing with such incidents -- after England defender Tyrone Mings complained of being the subject of racist chanting in the 22nd minute.

Bulgaria supporters in the crowd were seen directing monkey chants at England players, doing Nazi salutes and holding up shirts with the UEFA logo and the text "No Respect" -- a reference to the European governing body's "Respect" campaign aimed at curbing racism in the sport.

England manager Gareth Southgate then alerted the fourth official, Mario Zebec, who passed the information on to the referee.

The message, delivered in both Bulgarian and English, called for a stop to "racist behaviour" with the warning that the game could be abandoned if there were further outbreaks.

The match then continued, but play was stopped again on 41 minutes, when Southgate was involved in another lengthy discussion with the referee.

Following the match, Southgate told the BBC: "It's been an incredible few days really. We had to prepare for this eventuality. The most important thing was the players and staff knew what we were going to do and were in agreement.

"Nobody should have to experience what our players did. We followed the protocol. We gave two messages -- one that our football did the talking and two, we stopped the game twice.

"I have to give credit because the referee communicated with us all the time. You heard the stadium announcement on the first instance. In the second instance, we could have walked off but the players were very keen to finish the first half and talk it through.

"Not one player wanted to stop, they were absolutely firm on that."

Bulgaria manager Krasimir Balakov insisted he didn't hear the abuse, but added: "If it's proven to be true, we have to be ashamed of it and apologise."

Bulgarian captain Ivelin Popov was seen talking to fans through the metal fence at the break and a number of people were seen leaving the stands.

The game was already being played in front of a reduced crowd after UEFA ordered a partial closure due to racist behaviour by their supporters in June's qualifiers against the Czechs and Kosovo.

England forward Marcus Rashford took to Twitter following the match to thank England supporters and to praise the actions of Popov, crediting him for the courage it took to stand up in the face of the abuse.

Also been told what the Bulgaria captain did at half-time. To stand alone and do the right thing takes courage and acts like that shouldn't go unnoticed. #NoToRacism

— Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) October 14, 2019

Following the match, England FA chairman Greg Clarke told ITV: "I was up in the stands with some of the FA staff and we were watching the game and heard a sound which sounded like monkey chanting, we can't be sure.

"I came down and heard some more at the side of the pitch and saw some activity by a group of people dressed in black by a corner flag and it was appalling. I checked the team was OK and that Gareth was OK and the second half went ahead on that basis.

"We were told by officials that 50 people -- the people in the corner -- were thrown out at half-time. I asked why the other issues were not dealt with and they said they were isolated incidents not mass incidents and the protocol deals with mass incidents."

The FA also released the following statement after the match: "The FA can confirm that England players were subjected to abhorrent racist chanting while playing in the EURO 2020 qualifier against Bulgaria. This is unacceptable at any level of the game and our immediate focus is supporting the players and staff involved.

"As we are sadly aware, this is not the first time our players have been subjected to this level of abuse and there is no place for this kind of behaviour in society, let alone in football. We will be asking UEFA to investigate as a matter of urgency."

England player Tammy Abraham said last week that he and his teammates would walk off the pitch if racist chanting happened while playing for their country.

However, Raheem Sterling and Southgate subsequently insisted that the squad would "place faith in UEFA" by leaving the match officials to take the lead if any incident occurred.

Before the match Bulgaria's football chief Borislav Mihaylov said England players should face consequences if they breach UEFA protocols in the qualifying matches and expressed his "extreme disappointment" at the England players' comments ahead of the match and spoke of the "unjust branding" of local fans.

Anti-racism and discrimination group Kick It Out also issued a statement following the match to express their extreme disappointment with the behaviour on display during the match.

The statement read in part: "We are sickened by the disgusting racist abuse directed at England men's team tonight by Bulgaria supporters - including TV footage which appeared to show Nazi salutes and monkey noises.

"We applaud Gareth Southgate, his staff and players for the actions taken in reporting the abhorrent abuse, and offer our full support to the entire squad, their families and anyone affected by those appalling scenes."

Step one of the three-step protocol involves a message played over the PA system, with step two seeing the referee take the teams off the pitch for a period of time.

If the players return to action and another incident of racist behaviour occurs, the game is then abandoned as the third step of the protocol.

Information from Reuters and the Associated Press was used in this story.

Cristiano Ronaldo reached 700 career goals in official matches by scoring for Portugal in their 2-1 loss to Ukraine in a Euro 2020 qualifier on Monday.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner converted a penalty in the 72nd minute after a Ukraine player was judged to have handled a long-range shot in the box.

- Latest Euro 2020 qualifying permutations
- Euro 2020 qualifying: All you need to know

Ronaldo is the sixth player to achieve the feat, following ex-Germany striker Gerd Muller, Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas, Brazil's Pele and Romario, and the Czech Republic's Josef Bican.

The only other active player close to breaching the 700-goal mark is Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi, who has 672.

Ronaldo, 34, made his international debut at the age of 18 in a 1-0 victory over Kazakhstan on Aug. 20, 2003, and scored his first goal in the opening match of Euro 2004, which Portugal lost 2-1 to eventual winners Greece on June 12, 2004.

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Wherever @Cristiano goes, goals follow ? pic.twitter.com/ZJdoVC0wT4

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 14, 2019

At club level, Ronaldo scored five goals for Sporting, 118 with Manchester United, a club-record 450 with Real Madrid and 32 for his current side Juventus.

At international level, Ronaldo's tally of 95 goals is second only to Ali Daei's 109 for Iran.

Some outlets reported Ronaldo reaching the 700-goal milestone on Friday after his goal in Portugal's 3-0 win over Luxembourg. The difference was a goal against Real Sociedad in 2011, which Real Madrid teammate Pepe said belonged to his fellow Portugal international to help out in a tight Pichichi race against Barcelona's Lionel Messi for the league's top scorer that year.

However, most statisticians -- including ESPN's Stats & Information -- do not credit Ronaldo with that goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo reached 700 career goals in official matches by scoring for Portugal in their 2-1 loss to Ukraine in a Euro 2020 qualifier on Monday.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner converted a penalty in the 72nd minute after a Ukraine player was judged to have handled a long-range shot in the box.

- Latest Euro 2020 qualifying permutations
- Euro 2020 qualifying: All you need to know

Ronaldo is the sixth player to achieve the feat, following ex-Germany striker Gerd Muller, Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas, Brazil's Pele and Romario, and the Czech Republic's Josef Bican.

The only other active player close to breaching the 700-goal mark is Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi, who has 672.

Ronaldo, 34, made his international debut at the age of 18 in a 1-0 victory over Kazakhstan on Aug. 20, 2003, and scored his first goal in the opening match of Euro 2004, which Portugal lost 2-1 to eventual winners Greece on June 12, 2004.

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Wherever @Cristiano goes, goals follow ? pic.twitter.com/ZJdoVC0wT4

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 14, 2019

At club level, Ronaldo scored five goals for Sporting, 118 with Manchester United, a club-record 450 with Real Madrid and 32 for his current side Juventus.

At international level, Ronaldo's tally of 95 goals is second only to Ali Daei's 109 for Iran.

Some outlets reported Ronaldo reaching the 700-goal milestone on Friday after his goal in Portugal's 3-0 win over Luxembourg. The difference was a goal against Real Sociedad in 2011, which Real Madrid teammate Pepe said belonged to his fellow Portugal international to help out in a tight Pichichi race against Barcelona's Lionel Messi for the league's top scorer that year.

However, most statisticians -- including ESPN's Stats & Information -- do not credit Ronaldo with that goal.