Clubs and players offer solidarity to Cristiano Ronaldo after son’s death announcement

THE Cristiano Ronaldo’s announcement about the death of one of his children with model Georgina Rodríguez, during childbirth, took the world by surprise. After confirmation, however, the 37-year-old Portuguese received the affection of clubs, players and fans.

Striker’s team, Manchester United stated that “the player’s pain was also the club’s” and said that “I was sending love and strength to CR7 and his family” at this time. Real Madrid also spoke out, the team where the number 7 shone.

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– Real Madrid, its president and its Board of Directors deeply regret the death of one of the children that our dear Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodríguez, were expecting. Real Madrid joins the pain of the whole family and wants to show them all our love and affection – declared the merengue club in a statement.

In Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo’s country, the Portuguese team, as well as Sporting, the club where the athlete was revealed, also expressed themselves and wished the player strength.

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In addition to the clubs, Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammates and former teammates also spoke out, such as Marcus Rashford, David de Gea, Diogo Dalot and James Rodríguez. The star Marta and the midfielder Felipe Melo, from Fluminense, were others who left a message to the top scorer.