Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez
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The couple who met in 2016 have five children between them.
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PARIS – Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez married on Aug 11 in a ceremony in the Portuguese resort of Cascais, according to the football superstar’s representatives.
The wedding capped a decade-long relationship and came days after intense media speculation in Portugal over the location and timing of the ceremony.
Ronaldo, 41, shared a photo of the couple’s hands with their wedding bands and the caption: “C (heart) G” on his Instagram account.
The couple’s five children attended the “private and intimate” ceremony, the Brunswick Group, which handles the player’s public relations, told AFP.
They tied the knot exactly one year after Rodriguez, a 32-year-old influencer, announced their engagement on Instagram.
Ronaldo, who played for Portugal at the 2026 World Cup, where they exited at the last-16 stage, currently plays for Saudi club Al-Nassr.
The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus forward won the Ballon d’Or for the world’s best player five times.
Rodriguez boosted her own profile by starring in a Netflix show titled I Am Georgina, which chronicles the family’s life between football, fashion and travel.
Portuguese media had speculated that the wedding could take place in Sintra, outside Lisbon, or in Funchal on the Atlantic island of Madeira, Ronaldo’s birthplace.
Reports that the ceremony would be held in Funchal last weekend drew hundreds of people to the city’s cathedral, hoping to see the couple.
The cathedral had previously told AFP that it had no wedding ceremony scheduled for Ronaldo, while adding that hosting such an event would have been “an honour”.
The couple ultimately opted for Cascais, an elite seaside resort around 30km west of Lisbon, where they own a villa.
They met in 2016 when she was working in a Gucci store in Madrid, with Rodriguez describing it as “love at first sight”.
In a 2025 interview with Vogue Arabia, she said she almost immediately felt “a sense of peace and an inexplicable energy” when she was with Ronaldo, “as if we had known each other forever”.
Together, they have amassed more than 750 million followers across social media platforms and have built one of the world’s most recognisable celebrity partnerships, extending far beyond football.
They have a portfolio of investments that include fashion brands and a chain of hotels. AFP
