Cristiano Ronaldo took to his Instagram page to send a heartfelt birthday message to his eldest son Ronaldo Jr. as he turns 13 years old.
In the caption, the Portugal international shared his love and adoration for his child and acknowledged how fast he is developing.
Ronaldo Jr.’s birthday brought a flood of emotions to the five times Ballon d’Or winner.
The five times UEFA Champions League winner posted a picture of himself and his son on his Instagram page with the caption “Congratulations my troop. 13 years old already. Dad loves you so much”.
Ronaldo Jr. was born in San Diego, California in the United States on the 17th of June, 2010, to the all-time international leading goal scorer with his mother being an unknown surrogate.
The former Juventus player reportedly paid 12,000,000 euros for the full possession of his son, insisting that the mother wished to remain anonymous.
Ronaldo Jr. currently resides in Riyadh alongside his siblings and parents, Cristiano Ronaldo and his stepmother Georgina Rodriguez.
The 13-year-old child has followed in his dad’s footsteps in becoming a football player and presently plays as a forward at the Mahd Academy in Saudi Arabia.
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. takes his training to the next level in Saudi Arabia
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. is on track to become a successful footballer as his famous father. The news of his father’s signing with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr made waves around the world.
Ronaldo Jr. has been working hard since his father relocated to Saudi Arabia. After his father’s contract with Manchester United was amicably terminated, the 13-year-old also ended his spell at United academy.
Since then, Ronaldo Jr. has been in Saudi Arabia for training purposes. At this time, he is enrolled in the Mahd Academy which serves as Saudi Arabia’s primary sports academy.
After making such an impression at Real Madrid‘s academy, Ronaldo Jr. was invited back to train with the club’s younger players.
Reports have surfaced that the young football player is training with youngsters who are two years older than him. Clearly, the boy is determined to follow in his father, Ronaldo’s footsteps by practicing hard.
The world will not be shocked if the child achieves fame at a young age, just like his outstanding father. It will be interesting to see if the kid will take up football like his dad did.
Cristiano Ronaldo was picked up by a pitch invader during Portugal vs Bosnia and Herzegovina match
An unusual incident occurred on Saturday night involving Cristiano Ronaldo, in which a fan ran onto the field and lifted the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
Ronaldo has been proving his doubters wrong by scoring twice in each of his previous two international matches, against Liechtenstein and Luxembourg.
Even though he didn’t score against Bosnia and Herzegovina, he was part of a bizarre incident when a fan went onto the field to hug him.
A fan grabbed Ronaldo, perhaps giving the former Manchester United forward a bear hug, and then bowed down to him while clutching a Portugal flag. Ronaldo seems not to protest in most parts of the incident.
Ronaldo stood while the pitch invader stood up again, seemingly feeling perplexed. After wrapping his arms around the Portuguese forward, he hoisted him into the air and dropped him back in a really humorous moment.
The two men stood face to face before the invader performed his ‘Siu’ celebration by throwing their arms down toward the ground. While Ronaldo also joined in.
When the security men closed in, the fan took off. A peculiar but amusing story, and props to the forward who laughed it off and shook the fan’s hand.
Ronaldo took to Instagram after the game to share a couple of selfies and the message “Great win, team! We appreciate the backing of every single Portuguese person.”
Portugal vs Bosnia and Herzegovina in brief:
A brace from Bruno Fernandes and a goal from Bernardo Silva gave Portugal a 3-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
At the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, the first goal was scored by Bernardo Silva right before halftime, while the second was scored by Manchester United star Fernandes with 13 minutes left to play.
Despite being led by 37-year-old Edin Dzeko, Bosnia was unable to produce an equalizer, and Portugal scored again in the 77th minute when Fernandes headed in unopposed from a cross from Ruben Neves.
Then, Fernandes rounded off the game for Portugal by controlling the ball with his chest on the edge of the box and scoring on the half-volley.
What’s next for Portugal?
On Tuesday, the Euro 2016 champions Portugal will go to Iceland looking for a win that would put them one step closer to earning Euro 2024 qualification.
