Guinness World Records celebrated a host of sports stars for their accomplishments in their respective fields
Jose Mourinho honoured by Guinness World Records (PA)
Frank Lampard honoured by Guinness World Records (PA)
Some of the biggest sports stars in the world had their name in the Guinness World Records book for some feats they have achieved in the course of their career.
Leading the pack is Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo who has his name in the new records book for having the most hattricks in La Liga after scoring 27th hat-trick overtaking club legend Alfredo Di Stefano.
Ronaldo is also the most followed athlete and person on both Facebook (over 100 million likes) and Twitter (over 27m followers).
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho was also included in the list four times and received his certificates for having the most Points in a English Premier League season (95), most UEFA Champions League
won at different clubs (two), youngest manager to reach 100 Champions
League games (49 years 12 days) and most games unbeaten at home in the
Premier League (77).
Cristiano Ronaldo honoured by Guinness World Records
The Guinness World Records book team visited the Cobham training ground to present the 52-year-old with his certificates.
"The fact that I can hang these awards in my office is nice," Mourinho said.
"It's something fun and as a kid you could never imagine that one day you would be in Guinness World Records Book.
"I'm now more focused on winning the next game than on what I've done in the last 10 or 15 years."
Former Chelsea star Frank Lampard was
not left out, as he was honoured for having the most Premier League
teams scored against, after scoring against former club last season
making it 39 teams.
The only surprise from the list was Manchester United defender Chris Smalling who
got two certificates for scoring the fastest goal in the Premier League
by a substitute from kick-off, when he netted against Burnley
in just five minutes nine seconds last season and for the most goals in
the Premier League scored by a substitute in the first half.
Chris Smalling honoured by Guinness World Records (PA)
Other sports stars were not left out as New Zealand Rugby legend Dan Carter was presented with three different records.
The All Blacks fly
half and record breaking point scorer looked delighted as he was handed
framed certificates for most international conversions (260), penalties
(258), and international points amassing in excess of 1500 points over
the duration of his career.
New Zealand Rugby legend Dan Carter honoured by Guinness World Records (PA)
After leading Ashes to glory, Joe Root and Jimmy Anderson picked up Guinness World Record.
Their
198-run 10th wicket partnership against India last summer broke the
previous record held by Australia's Ashton Agar and the late Phil
Hughes, and they were presented with the award following their Ashes
triumph at The Oval.
Men's world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has his name in the prestigious Guinness World Records book.
Novak Djokovic honoured by Guinness World Records (PA)
The Serb was presented with his award for his record of the most Australian Open titles (five).
Djokovic and rival Rafael Nadal had to share one certificate as they were both part of the longest Grand Slam final (Five hours and 33 minutes).
The number one in women's tennis Serena Williams
was given a certificate as the the 'Highest Earner Ever in Female
Tennis', accumulating £44,782,600 since turning professional back in
1995.
Current Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton was also honoured for being the most consecutive seasons to win a Formula One Grand Prix from debut, which now goes into his eighth season following his dominant victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamiton honoured by Guinness World Records (Dan Carter)
His team Mercedes
were also honoured for the most wins by a constructor in a Formula One
season, after winning 16 out of 19 races in the 2014 F1 campaign.
In golf, Jordan Spieth was honoured for most birdies in the US Masters (36), lowest total score (72 holes) with 270 and shares with Tiger Woods, lowest total score for the first two rounds (36 holes) – 130, lowest total score for the first three rounds (54 holes) – 200.
He also clinched the youngest winner of the PGA Tour rookie of the year award, aged just 20.
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