On Thursday, Manchester United and Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Instagram that he and his partner Georgina Rodriguez are expecting twins. The Insta post had two photographs: the first one of him and his partner Georgina Rodriguez with an ultrasound images of their twins, the other of Ronaldo with his four kids in a pool.
“Delighted to announce we are expecting twins. Our hearts are full of love – we can’t wait to meet you,” the 36-year-old wrote.
Ronaldo and Georgia have a three-year-old daughter Alana, and son Cristiano Junior who is 11, and four-year-old twins Eva and Mateo.
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Earlier this season, Ronaldo completed a transfer to Premier League giants Manchester United from Italian side Juventus, and he just broke the record for scoring the highest number of international goals this season.
Even though the last few weeks have been tough for him in the Premier League, Ronaldo has had several noteworthy performances for United. United recently lost 0-5 to arch-rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Last month, Ronaldo shared a gallery of family photos on Instagram enjoying sunny weather outside in Manchester, smiling while his four kids played on and around him.
His Spanish caption roughly translates to, “Who says there is no sun in Manchester?” and includes the hashtag “#blessedfamily.”
Ronaldo is currently ranked third on Forbes World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 2021 list with total earnings of USD120 million as of April 2021.
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However, following his transfer to Old Trafford, Ronaldo is forecast to earn $125 million before taxes this season, as per Forbes.
Set to overtake Argentine star Lionel Messi in terms of earnings this season, the Portuguese skipper will become the highest-paid football player in the world.
Ronaldo played with Manchester United for six years from 2003 to 2009, winning three league titles and one Champions League. He then joined Real Madrid from 2009 to 2018.
