Get to Know Cristiano Ronaldo’s Partner Georgina Rodríguez and 5 Kids

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Cristiano Ronaldo is in no rush to retire. Having become the first man to score in five FIFA World Cups in 2022, he's looking to make it six when Portugal begins its 2026 quest June 17 against Democratic Republic of the Congo.

But now that the 41-year-old forward is closer to the end of his career than the beginning, he's been busy signing the captain of his home team to a long-term deal, proposing to longtime partner Georgina Rodríguez last summer.

His fiancée showed off her massive diamond ring on Instagram Aug. 11 with the caption (translated from Spanish), "Yes, I do. In this and all of my lives."

The couple—who share daughters Alana, 8, and Bella, 4, as well as the athlete's son Cristiano Jr., whose 16th birthday coincides with the start of Group K play today, and 9-year-old twins Mateo and Eva Maria—already regularly called each other husband and wife, but actually tying the knot will give their union extra sparkle.

Yet while this is a sign that Ronaldo is looking ahead to life after soccer, there's no indication he'll be hanging up his competitive fire along with his cleats.

"My kids, they are like me," he said on a September 2024 episode of former Manchester United teammate Rio Ferdinand's podcast. "And I don't teach them, they see by example. Because sometimes when I lost I get angry and sometimes I cry, depends on the moment. And they are kind of the same, so even with my kids I compete. Even with Gio, I always want to win. I give nothing for free."

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That might not sound like a particularly relaxing home environment. And yet, at the end of the day, he's still just Dad.

A Bugatti-driving, private jet-flying dad with an eight-pack and 666 million Instagram followers, but a devoted family man nonetheless. One who spends as much time as possible with his children and partner, wherever in the world they may be.

While Cristiano owns homes all over Europe—including an 8,600-square-foot mansion in Madrid Georgina said she got lost in when they were first dating—they have been based in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, since the athlete joined Al-Nassr FC in January 2023 for a guaranteed $75 million a year. (Though the sum is famously closer to $200 million after factoring in commercial deals through the club.)

And the age-defying athlete has said that he plans to keep playing as long as it feels right to him.

"Plan for retirement? If it has to happen, in one or two years...I don't know," he told reporters in November 2024 after a two-goal performance in a win for the Portuguese national team, per ESPN. "I really want to enjoy, as long as I feel motivated I keep going. The day I don't feel motivated, I will retire."

But even then, you won't see him in a quarter-zip and puffer on the sidelines.

"I don't see myself managing a team; that's not in my plans," Ronaldo continued. "My future lies in other areas outside of football, although time will tell what happens."

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Lack of managerial aspirations aside (club ownership, meanwhile, "makes more sense," he told La Sexta), he is coaching his eldest son in the fundamentals of the beautiful game. And not only does his firstborn look just like him...

"I was in the Red Sea a couple days ago, I play everyday padel," the athlete said on Rio Ferdinand Presents, referring to the racket sport. "And me and Cristiano Jr. get mad, we don't speak [to each other] for two days. And I say, this is why I'm happy. And even the small one, Mateo [miming a pulsing vein in his face]...But I like it, this shows that they have personality."

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And that sounds pretty on brand for a guy in the GOAT conversation who's known for his swagger, hard-core training regimen and singular focus on the pitch.

But while Cristiano was amassing Ballon d'Ors (five), Golden Boots (four), league titles (eight, including the Saudi Pro League championship he helped Al Nassr clinch in May) and so on, he was also busy building his family in an unexpected way.

Read on for all the details on his fiancée Georgina and their kids:

(Originally published Feb. 5, 2025, at 12 a.m. PT)