Condolences pour in for Ronaldo family: Your pain is our pain

Ronaldo and Rodriguez announced in October 2021 that they were expecting twins. In a video in December last year, they revealed they were expecting a boy and a girl.

Cristiano Ronaldo is already father to four children, twins Eva Maria and Mateo, eldest son Cristiano Jr. and youngest Alana Martina.

“It is with deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away,” Ronaldo wrote in a letter posted on his Twitter and Instagram accounts.

“It is the greatest pain that any parents can feel. Only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness.”

“We would like to thank the doctors and nurses for all their expert care and support. We are all devastated at this loss and we kindly ask for privacy at this very difficult time.”

Ronaldo scored a hat-trick for United during the weekend’s 3-2 win over Norwich and celebrated his success by placing the ball under his shirt in a clear tribute to his pregnant partner.

On Instagram, Ronaldo’s post revealing the tragic death of his son has received over 410 000 comments and more than 10 million ‘hearts’ as tributes poured in from far and wide, while the Twitter post received over 1.4million ‘hearts’ and more than 73,000 comments.

Tributes for Ronaldo and his family have poured in:

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