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Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner announce death of baby boy
Ronaldo shared the news of his new-born son's demise on social media (Source: Twitter/@sportbible)

Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner announce death of baby boy

Edited by V Shashank
Apr 19, 2022
04:34 am

What's the story

Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez, on Monday, said that one of his newborn twins has passed away. The couple was expecting twins but Ronaldo revealed that his partner had given birth to a girl, while their son died. "Only the birth of our daughter gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness," he wrote.

Twitter Post

Here is the post by Ronaldo

Grief

The couple has asked for privacy

Ronaldo and his partner have requested privacy at this difficult time. The couple had announced that they were expecting twins on October 28. The Manchester United star is a father to four other kids, two sons Cristiano Jr and Mateo, and two daughters, Eva and Alana. Several clubs, including United, offered their condolences to the footballer.

Twitter Post

Your pain is our pain: Manchester United

Stats

Ronaldo shows no signs of slowing down on field

Ronaldo is behind Liverpool ace Mohammed Salah (20) and Spurs' Son Heung-min (17) among the lead goal-scorers in the Premier League 21/22 season. He has the joint-third-most goals alongside Liverpool's Diogo Jota. The 37-year-old has a massive 18-goal involvement (G15, A3) in the 2021/22 season. With the hat-trick over a relegation-facing Norwich City, Ronaldo has raced to 99 Premier League goals across 222 appearances.

Hat-tricks

Ronaldo races to 60 career hat-tricks

Portuguese star, Ronaldo, netted his 60th career hat-trick in his last Premier League game against Norwich City on Saturday (April 16). It was his second hat-trick in a span of three Premier League games and 50th hat-trick at the club level. His club-wise tally for his hat-tricks read Real Madrid (44), Manchester United (3), and Juventus (3).