Proud dad Cristiano Ronaldo cradles one of his newborn children in heartwarming family photo
Emotional Real Madrid star sits with son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, seven, and his twins reportedly named Mateo and Eva
PROUD dad Cristiano Ronaldo cradles one of his newborn children for a heartwarming family photo.
The Real Madrid superstar, 32, looks into seven-year-old son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr's eyes as each of them holds one of his twins - reportedly called Mateo and Eva - in their arms.
Emotional Ronaldo, wearing a pair of white sports shorts and a backwards cap, captioned the picture: "Blessed"
Ronaldo was released from Portugal duty last month following their Confederations Cup semi-final exit to Chile to celebrate the birth of his kids.
While he was away with his country, reports backed up The Sun's exclusive revelation that the forward was due to have children via a surrogate mother.
There had been no confirmation until Ronaldo, currently dating stunning model Georgina Rodriguez, was allowed to return home.
He confirmed on Facebook: "I was with the national team, giving my everything as always, despite knowing my children had been born.
“Unfortunately, we couldn’t reach our main sporting objective, but I am certain we will continue to make the Portuguese people happy.
“The president of the Portuguese Football Federation and the national team manager were considerate towards me and it is something which I will never forget.
“I am very happy to finally be with my children for the first time.”
An official statement said: “The president of the Portuguese Football Association and the manager were informed before the Confederations Cup that the national captain Cristiano Ronaldo had become a father.
“The player, despite knowing about the birth of his children, decided to stay with the national team, which is a gesture we want to highlight.
“The President of the Portuguese Football Association and the manager understand that, having failed to win the Confederations Cup, we had to release the player so that he could finally go and meet his children.”
Ronaldo's latest snap comes just a day after he uploaded a picture of himself and a ripped pal posing topless together.
His original post echoed pictures he shared with Moroccan kickboxer pal Badr Hari last year.
Badr was shown holding Ronaldo in his arms by a swimming pool – before he was arrested in January for an assault in Amsterdam.