Modern football is full of new promises and young players who want to be the great figures of today. However, those who continue to dominate are the players who are already over 30 years old and are still breaking records. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Harry Kane are a clear example of this, as the three of them continue to compete for a statistic that the Englishman reached this weekend.

Harry Kane continues to shine in the Bayern Munich shirt and this weekend he scored another brace to give the German team victory. With these two goals, the Englishman broke a new milestone and generated comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Harry Kane beats Cristiano Ronaldo in one goalscoring statistic

Harry Kane has reached the symbolic figure of 500 official goals in his professional career after scoring twice in the 3-0 win over Werder Bremen.

What makes this achievement particularly relevant is the speed with which the English striker has reached this figure. Kane needed exactly 743 games between club and country to reach 500 goals.

This directly surpasses the progression of Cristiano Ronaldo, who at the time needed 753 games to reach the same goal, ten more than the Briton. For the Portuguese star, whose career is defined by statistical obsession and the constant search for new records, being surpassed by the Englishman is a blow to his historical legacy of longevity and effectiveness.

Despite Kane's feat, the overall record for precocity for 500 goals still belongs to Lionel Messi. The Argentine star reached this figure in 2016, when he reached 500 goals in just 632 games, a difference of 111 games less than that required by the England captain.

The record Harry Kane is far from

While Harry Kane's tally of 500 goals is tremendous, both Cristiano and Messi seem to be on another level, as they are vying to see who will be the first to reach 1,000 goals in their respective careers.

Cristiano Ronaldo recently reached 962 official goals, proving that he will not stop until he reaches 1,000 and that does not seem so far away.

For his part, Messi is further back with 896, so the Portuguese has the advantage and on this occasion would beat the Argentine striker.