Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez got married on Tuesday in a ceremony at the Portuguese resort of Cascais, according to the football star’s representatives.
The wedding marked the end of a decade-long relationship. This came after days of heavy media buzz in Portugal about where and when the ceremony would happen.
Ronaldo, 41, posted a photo of their hands showing their wedding rings. He captioned it: "C (heart) G" on his Instagram account.
The couple’s five children were present at the “private and intimate” ceremony, the Brunswick Group, who manages Ronaldo’s public image, told AFP.
The couple tied the knot exactly one year after Rodriguez, a 32-year-old influencer, announced their engagement on Instagram.
Ronaldo played for Portugal at the World Cup this summer. The team was eliminated in the round of 16. He currently plays for Saudi club Al Nassr.
The former Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus forward has won the Ballon d’Or for the best player five times.
Rodriguez also gained fame by starring in a Netflix show called “I am Georgina.” The show follows their family life filled with football, fashion, and travel.
Before the wedding, Portuguese media speculated that it might take place in Sintra, near Lisbon, or in Funchal on the Atlantic island of Madeira, where Ronaldo was born.
Reports about the ceremony happening in Funchal last weekend attracted hundreds of people to the city’s cathedral. They hoped to catch a glimpse of the couple.
The cathedral had told AFP it had no wedding ceremony planned for Ronaldo. They also said hosting such an event would have been “an honour.”
In the end, the couple chose Cascais, a high-end seaside resort about 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of Lisbon, where they own a villa.
Ronaldo and Rodriguez met in 2016 when she worked at a Gucci store in Madrid. Rodriguez called it “love at first sight.”
In an interview with Vogue Arabia in 2025, she said she 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 over 750 million followers on social media. They have created one of the world’s most famous celebrity partnerships, which goes beyond football.
The couple has a variety of investments, including fashion brands and a chain of hotels.
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