By Sumayya
Global football icon Cristiano Ronaldo has officially wed his long-time companion, fashion model and digital influencer Georgina Rodríguez, during a civil wedding service conducted in Portugal.
The Portuguese forward shared a picture on his Instagram profile displaying two hands, presumably his overlapping his spouse’s, with both individuals sporting wedding bands.
Describing the event as the year’s most high-profile wedding, local Portuguese outlets reported that the pair wed on August 11 within the coastal community of Cascais situated near Lisbon, with their five children present for the occasion.
The Instagram entry had more than three million likes within 30 minutes of being posted.
The couple have been together for 10 years, after they met at a Gucci shop in Madrid where Rodríguez was working. He was playing at the Spanish club Real Madrid at the time.
They announced their engagement on 11 August last year, with Rodríguez posting a picture of a huge diamond ring, writing “Yes I do. In this and in all my lives” in her native Spanish.
Ronaldo has five children in total, two of whom he shares with Rodríguez.
She has also helped to raise his other three children, and the family currently live in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.
The couple’s first daughter together, Alana Martina, was born in 2017. Their youngest daughter Bella was born in April 2022, alongside a twin brother, who died.
Ronaldo has scored nearly 1,000 goals in a career which has seen him play for Lisbon-based Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia and Portugal.
Ronaldo, who is currently the captain of the Portuguese football team, recently played in his sixth and final World Cup – a record for appearances in the men’s finals which he shares with Lionel Messi of Argentina.
The 41-year-old has won the Ballon d’Or five times, the second-highest number of wins behind Messi who has won the top footballing prize eight times.
His current club Al-Nassr – which he joined in 2022 – confirmed last year that he had signed a new two-year contract, meaning he will stay with the Riyadh-based club until 2027.
Last year, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index valued Ronaldo’s net worth at $1.4bn (£1.04bn), making him the first billionaire football player.
