Ronaldo has been voted as the Best European Striker of this century in a poll conducted by BBC named European Championship of Strikers.
BBC conducted the poll on 32 strikers that the BBC sport journalists had shortlisted.
In a knock out competition, players were pitted against each other one on one with the winner moving to the next round.
The shortlisting was done on the basis of:
A player must have scored at least 20 goals in three season.
Their International pedigree and success of the players was also taken into account per BBC.
At the end Ronaldo won the poll as the Best European Striker since 2000.
In the final the Portuguese superstar beat Thierry Henry with 54%-46% in his favor.
The five time Ballon d’Or winner voting results in each round are as follows:
Round of 32
| Players | Winner |
| Ronaldo vs Van Nistelrooy | Ronaldo 90% |
Round of 16
| Players | Winner |
| Totti vs Ronaldo | Ronaldo 89% |
Quarter Final
| Players | Winner |
| Rooney vs Ronaldo | Ronaldo 89% |
Semi Final
| Players | Winner |
| Ronaldo vs Lewandowski | Ronaldo 78% |
Final
| Players | Winner |
| Ronaldo vs Henry | Ronaldo 54% |
Cristiano Ronaldo has been one of the greatest goalscorer in the history of sport with some even calling him the greatest. Having scored 725 goals for Club and Country.
