Cristiano Ronaldo Jr (L) with daddy Cristiano Ronaldo (Photo: AFP)
In the backdrop of Cristiano Ronaldo winning his fifth Best FIFA Men’s Player award on Tuesday, Portuguese footballer’s son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr hogged all the limelight in London.
Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) poses for a photograph with partner Georgina Rodriguez (R) and his son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr as he arrives for The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony (Photo: Glyn Kirk/AFP)Nominee for the Best FIFA football player, Ronaldo (C), gestures next to his son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr (R) and Lionel Messi’s wife Antonella Roccuzzo (L) in London (Photo: Ben Stansall/AFP)Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi (2nd R) shakes hands with Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, son of Ronaldo (L) before The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony (Photo: Ben Stansall/AFP)
The 32-year-old has scored 44 goals in just 48 games for Real Madrid and Portugal so far in the calendar year. He also scored a brace in Madrid’s 4-1 Champions League final win over Juventus in Cardiff earlier this year.
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