It’s safe to say Real Madrid got its money’s worth when Cristiano Ronaldo was acquired for a former world-record transfer fee back in 2009.

The Portuguese superstar, whose illustrious career in the Spanish capital ended Tuesday with confirmation of his lucrative transfer to Juventus, boosted the reputation he established in England with Manchester United by raising his standard to levels that few will ever come close to eclipsing at Real Madrid.

In under a decade, Ronaldo solidified his place as one of the greatest players to ever put on the famous all-white strip.

Toward the end of his Madrid career, Ronaldo’s goalscoring feats often resulted in the club’s revered scoring records falling, as greats such as Alfredo Di Stefano, Raul, Ferenc Puskas, Carlos Santillana, and Hugo Sanchez made way for another legend who will be remembered fondly for decades to come.

Here are seven of Ronaldo’s records that won’t be broken anytime soon:

Most goals, overall: Ronaldo didn’t just break the team’s all-time scoring record, he shattered it. What Raul accomplished in 16 years at Real Madrid, Ronaldo surpassed in just over five full seasons when he scored his 324th goal in October 2015 to break the legendary’s Spanish striker’s club record. By the end of the 2017-18 campaign, Ronaldo tallied an astounding 451 goals across all competitions.

Most goals scored in one season (all competitions): Despite Real Madrid’s lack of silverware, the 2014-15 campaign was one to remember, at least for Ronaldo. He scored a hat-trick on the final day of the season in a 7-3 win over Getafe to bring his total to 61 goals and best his mark from the 2011-12 season by one tally, ending the campaign with a scoring rate of approximately 1.13 goals per game

Most goals in one La Liga season: Ronaldo wrapped up the 2014-15 La Liga campaign in style by scoring three hat-tricks over the final four matches to finish with 48 goals. The total topped his previous record of 46 set one season prior.

Most Champions League goals: The drop-off on Real Madrid’s all-time Champions League goalscoring list is massive. Ronaldo’s penalty conversion against, of all teams, Juventus in the quarter-finals last season brought him to 105 overall in a Real shirt to put him 39 goals clear of Raul’s former record. Karim Benzema is the closest active player with 44 goals.

Most goals scored in one Champions League season: Ronaldo not only holds the record for goals scored in a single Champions League season, he occupies the top three spots. He came close to matching his record this past season with 15 goals, but the 17 he scored in 2013-14 will likely never be matched by another Madridista.

Most goals scored in one Champions League group stage: Ronaldo banged in four goals against Malmo in 2015 to set the mark for goals in the Champions League group stage. He became the first player to reach double figures before ending the opening phase of the tournament, with 11 goals in six matches.

Most career La Liga hat-tricks: It’s no secret that Ronaldo has a tendency to score in bunches. The evidence lies in his club record for domestic hat-tricks, as Ronaldo’s 34 games with at least three goals are 12 more than Di Stefano managed to record during his storied career.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s one thing to have a great nickname. It’s another to give great nicknames.

So when ESPN.com asked NFL Nation reporters to come up with the best nickname on the team they cover, it was a slam dunk that the honor for the Carolina Panthers went to quarterback Cam Newton, the self-proclaimed “Sensei of Nicknames.”

Newton made his title known partly out of necessity in 2014 when apologizing for referring to then-Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh as “Donkey Kong Suh.”

“If anything, I was trying to say it as a compliment of him for wreaking havoc,” Newton said at the time. “Me going forward, I should have called him ‘Wreck-it Ralph.'”

It was during this apology that Newton said, “I just call myself the ‘Sensei of Nicknames.'”

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He then rattled off a dozen or more from that Carolina team. Then-fullback Mike Tolbert had more nicknames — Tub of Goo, Tub of Mayonnaise, Plate of Paste, Chunky Soup, Toldozer, Fat Boy, Bowling Ball — than anybody because of his 5-foot-9, 250-pound physique.

Tolbert wasn’t offended. Carolina players just roll with whatever nickname Newton gives them.

“Cam’s weird. A good weird, though,” defensive end Mario Addison said. “He’s given me so many nicknames, I don’t know which one he really calls me by. He’ll say Rio, Super Mario — everything. Cam, man, I guess it’s what he’s feeling like that day which one you’re going to get.”

Newton gave himself the nickname “Ace Boogie” when he initially came into the league. He also considers himself the “Sensei of Swag,” for obvious reasons, if you’ve seen his sometimes out-there wardrobe.

Center Ryan Kalil said the nicknames show “what an incredible mind he has.

“I couldn’t come up with half the things he comes up with,” Kalil said. “A lot of them are more clever than people realize. There are a lot of them that are inside jokes that can’t leave the locker room that are really funny.

“He’s sharp that way. His mind goes 100 miles an hour.”

Not all nicknames are public knowledge. Kalil’s is one of them.

“He says it a lot to me,” Kalil said. “But it’s a quarterback-center bond thing. I can’t break that trust and tell you what it is.”

Garrett Gilbert, the front-runner to be Newton’s backup, is amazed by the depth of some of Newton’s nicknames.

“Depth is a good word,” he said. “They are extremely creative. Sometimes they take a while to craft. Sometimes it hits him the first day when a player comes on the field. But they are definitely, without a doubt, very creative.”

Gilbert’s nickname is a prime example, although Newton gets an assist from wide receiver Brenton Bersin on this one. Gilbert is called Glanch, after Matt Blanchard, who was on the Carolina practice squad in 2013-14.

“Cam heard it and took off with it,” Gilbert said.

Most of the nicknames Newton comes up with on his own. Some are obvious. Some not so much.

He dubbed former defensive coordinator Steve Wilks “Denzel” because the now-Arizona Cardinals coach reminded him of the actor Denzel Washington. He called former Carolina wide receiver Willie Snead (now with the Ravens) “Honeycomb” because of the blond-dyed tips to his hair that reminded him of the cereal.

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Many new nicknames are sure to come from the current roster during training camp, which begins on July 26. Here are some that are already out there:

Bud Light (WR Damiere Byrd): The Panthers had two players named Byrd on the roster in 2016, so Newton labeled Damiere “Bud Light” because he’s 5-foot-9 as opposed to the 6-4 LaRon Byrd.

KK (DT Kawann Short): Not so much a Newton original since everyone calls Short this.

Tuesday was arguably the worst day in recent memory for 19 Serie A clubs.

Cristiano Ronaldo is officially a Juventus player, and while that’s fantastic news for Bianconeri fans, it’s an awful development for the Italian sides that were hoping to end Juventus’ seven-year run of Scudettos.

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In order to maximise his potential with his new club, here are five ways Juventus could line up with Ronaldo in the ranks.

Higuain out, CR7 in

While nothing’s been confirmed, it’s tough to imagine Juventus will have the tactical flexibility to employ both Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain up top. If that’s the case, the 33-year-old will likely replace Higuain as Juventus’ main target man.

The idea of Paulo Dybala playing just off Ronaldo is a fearsome thought, but defenders will have so much more to deal with if Douglas Costa and Juan Cuadrado are tearing up the flanks and peppering a waiting Ronaldo with crosses.

Pair him with Pipita anyway

Though Ronaldo hinted at a Real Madrid exit, no one predicted Juventus would be a viable destination, so maybe he’ll also surprise us by coexisting with Higuain.

Under a 4-4-2, Miralem Pjanic and newcomer Emre Can would shore up the deeper midfield while Dybala and Blaise Matuidi operate in more advanced positions or drift outside to retain possession. Though it’s not Matuidi’s familiar role from last season with Juventus, the 31-year-old excelled on the left with France at the World Cup, and this gives Massimiliano Allegri’s men two targets in the box, though crosses would mostly be the responsibility of full-backs Joao Cancelo and Alex Sandro.

If Higuain ultimately is pushed out by Ronaldo’s arrival, the indefatigable Mario Mandzukic would also be a welcome combination with Ronaldo up top.

3 at the back

Last season, Juventus shied away somewhat from operating with a three-man defence, though the introduction of Joao Cancelo on the right gives them a more threatening presence at wing-back than the departed Stephan Lichtsteiner.

Playing with three at the back also makes the Old Lady incredibly difficult to predict going forward. Dybala sitting behind two strikers is menacing enough, but giving Sandro and Cancelo the freedom to bomb forward also makes Juventus a serious threat on the wings.

Replicate Real

Bringing in Ronaldo places the Bianconeri at a crossroads; after seven consecutive Scudettos, should Allegri continue with what has brought so much success, or should he integrate his new superstar by tweaking his set-up to match what brought out the best in Ronaldo at Real Madrid?

If Allegri chooses the latter, Dybala would have big shoes to fill as he tries to replicate what Isco does so well in the Spanish capital, while Ronaldo continues to shine as one of the greatest poachers in the world.

Ronaldo back to the wing?

For all of his heralded finishing capability, Ronaldo may ultimately make the biggest impact for Juventus in a throwback role.

Though Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer has excelled in recent years as he’s transitioned from a traditional winger to a more out-and-out striker, Ronaldo is still more than capable at playing on the left, as he did at times for Portugal during its short time at the World Cup.

Moving him away from the centre removes the risk of leaving the superstar on an island, and working alongside Dybala and Mandzukic will provide Ronaldo plenty of opportunities to catch opposing centre-backs off guard when he inevitably cuts inside.

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A legal sportsbook will open Saturday, the first to do so on the same property that hosts an NFL team. Make that two teams.

FanDuel announced Thursday that it will open a 5,300-square-foot sportsbook with 10 tellers and 27 televisions at the Meadowlands Racetrack this weekend. The New Jersey location is adjacent to MetLife Stadium, where the New York Giants and Jets play.

“We’re hoping to be able to coordinate with [the Giants and Jets] so that their customers, if they get there early and want to make a bet, they could [come to the sportsbook] and then we could shuttle them to the stadium,” said Jeff Gural, chairman and CEO of Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment, which owns the track.

But just how closely the sportsbook and the NFL will work together is still very much up in the air.

The NFL has opposed the legalization of gambling and has advocated for Congress, not the states, to make the legislation. The states were given the right to make their own decisions when the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in May.

“Prior to this, we were persona non grata,” Gural said. “I think five years from now, we’ll look back and say, ‘What? Why were the sports leagues opposing sports betting?'”

Delaware and New Jersey began taking legal sports bets last month.

Matt King is CEO of the newly formed FanDuel Group, the result of the daily fantasy company’s acquisition by European betting conglomerate Paddy Power Betfair, which closed Wednesday. King said the company expects the NFL to be “a big part of our business” but can’t conclusively say how they’ll capitalize on crowds for NFL game days.

“It’s tough to speculate how things will work,” King said. “Obviously there’s a lot of people whose goal is getting this right and providing the best user experience for everyone. We’re playing the long game.”

Neither team would speculate on what would likely happen. An NFL spokesman did not return messages seeking comment.

Helen Strus, vice president of event marketing at Meadowlands Sports Complex, said in a statement that MetLife Stadium officials are “evaluating the options, but no decisions have been made” regarding what stipulations the stadium would possibly impose on the sportsbook.

FanDuel becomes the first originally online company to get its first brick and mortar sportsbook, but having betting by an app is very much part of the plan. King said the idea is to have it up and running by football season. The group is helped by the fact that FanDuel’s partner BetFair already operates the second-largest online betting operation within the state of New Jersey.

The NBA, a former equity partner in FanDuel, has divested from the company but maintains a commercial relationship.

The Giants host the Cleveland Browns on Aug. 9, the first NFL preseason game of 2018 at MetLife Stadium.