Players with the most Champions League appearances 1955-2023

As of June 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo held the record for the most UEFA Champions League appearances, taking to the pitch 187 times in total. This is six more than the player with the second-most appearances, Iker Casillas, and 24 more than Lionel Messi. The Portuguese forward also holds a number of other records in the competition, including most goals and most final appearances.When was the Champions League founded?The Champions League was originally known as the European Cup, the first edition of which took place in 1955. It is the most elite club competition in European soccer, where all the best players and teams from across the continent compete. Spanish giants Real Madrid have won the competition the most times, lifting the trophy on 14 occasions. In 1992, the European Cup was rebranded as the Champions League, and the competition has since gone from strength to strength, generating approximately 2.8 billion euros in revenue in the 2020/21 season.What will the Champions League look like in the future?The Champions League will adopt a different format from the 2024/25 season onwards, following what is known as the Swiss model. The new structure involves more teams, more games, and more clashes between elite clubs. This could generate even more broadcasting revenue for UEFA, who already earn billions from televised Champions League games every year. However, the reforms have been criticized, with fans worrying that the extra games will result in domestic competitions being undermined, and some critics have even compared the changes to the European Super League.

截至2023年6月，克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多持有最多欧洲冠军联赛出场次数的记录，累计登场187次。这一数字比出场次数第二多的伊克尔·卡西利亚斯多出六次，比莱昂内尔·梅西多出二十四次。这位葡萄牙前锋在欧洲冠军联赛中还创造了其他多项纪录，包括最多进球和最多决赛出场次数。欧洲冠军联赛的创立时间是什么时候？欧洲冠军联赛最初被称为欧洲杯，首届比赛于1955年举行。它是欧洲足球界最顶尖的俱乐部赛事，汇聚了来自整个大陆的最优秀球员和球队。西班牙豪门皇家马德里是夺冠次数最多的俱乐部，共14次夺得奖杯。1992年，欧洲杯更名为欧洲冠军联赛，自此该赛事日益壮大，在2020/21赛季创造了约28亿欧元的收入。那么，欧洲冠军联赛的未来将呈现何种面貌？从2024/25赛季开始，欧洲冠军联赛将采用与瑞士模式不同的新赛制。新的结构涉及更多球队、更多比赛以及更多顶级俱乐部之间的对决。这可能会为欧洲足联带来更多的转播收入，因为欧洲足联每年从电视转播的欧洲冠军联赛比赛中已经赚取了数十亿欧元。然而，这些改革遭到了批评，许多球迷担心额外的比赛将削弱国内赛事，甚至有批评者将这变化与欧洲超级联赛相提并论。