By Frank Ulom
March is the month for one of the world’s greatest footballers, Cristiano Ronaldo, as he is set to marry the mother of some of his kids, Georgina Rodríguez, whom he has dated for 8 years.
According to a wedding card spotted by CONVERSEER, the duo are getting married in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, 5 March 2024.
The time for the wedding is 7pm.
The announcement was made by Georgina on her verified and official Instagram account story on Sunday evening at about 5pm.
CONVERSEER reports that Ronaldo and Georgina have been partners since 2016.
They have three children together, one (male of mixed twins) of whom died in childbirth in 2022.
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Ronaldo is regarded by many as the Greatest of all time (GOAT) with over 850 goals. He has won five Ballon d’Or awards, a record three UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Awards, and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player. He has won 33 trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. He is currently playing for Saudi side, Al Nassr. He previously played for Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.
Ronaldo’s Family, Children and Relationship
According to Wikipedia, Ronaldo has five children. He first became a father to a son, who was born on 17 June 2010 in the United States. He has full custody of the child and has not publicly revealed the identity of the mother per an agreement with her. In January 2015, Ronaldo’s five-year relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk ended.
According to Wikipedia, Ronaldo became a father to twins, born on 8 June 2017 in the United States via surrogacy. He is currently in a relationship with Argentine-born Spanish model Georgina Rodríguez, who gave birth to a daughter on 12 November 2017. The couple to be expected a pair of twins in 2022. The male twin died during childbirth while the female twin survived.
In January 2023, after Ronaldo moved to Saudi Arabia with his family having been signed by Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr, the rulers of the Muslim-leaning Kingdom made Ronaldo an exception to the rule that unmarried couples are not allowed to live together in Saudi Arabia. An unnamed Saudi lawyer told Spanish news agency EFE that “the laws of the Kingdom still prohibit cohabitation without a marriage contract”, but Saudi authorities have begun to “turn a blind eye and stop prosecuting anyone, even though these laws are applied when there is a problem or a crime”.
Ronaldo is of Cape Verdean descent through his great-grandmother. He is a Roman Catholic.
Ronaldo’s father, José, died of an alcoholism-related liver condition at age 52 in September 2005 when Ronaldo was 20.