Superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and his fiancée, Georgina Rodriguez, are reportedly set to marry in a Christian ceremony on his home island of Madeira next summer.
According to the Jornal da Madeira, the couple will exchange vows at Funchal Cathedral after the 2026 World Cup, with their reception to be held at a luxurious hotel. Ronaldo and Rodriguez announced their engagement in August after more than nine years together.
Ronaldo, 40, recently opened up about his impromptu—and admittedly “not very romantic”—proposal, which featured a £1.5 million ring.
“It was around 1 a.m. My daughters were asleep,” he told Piers Morgan.
“One of my friends gave me the ring to offer Gio. As I was giving it to her, my two kids came in and said, ‘Daddy, you’re going to give the ring to mum and ask her to marry you.’
“I thought, ‘Wow, this is the right moment to say yes.’ I had planned to propose one day, but not then. Because my daughters said that and my friends were filming, I offered the ring. I didn’t get on one knee because I wasn’t prepared, but it was a beautiful moment. I even made a speech.
“It was simple. I’m not a very romantic guy—well, I am, but not the type who brings flowers every week. But I’m romantic in my way. It was beautiful, and I knew she’s the woman of my life, so I did it. I hope I did it well.”
Ronaldo is a father to five children. Two of them, Alana Martin and Bella Esmeralda, are with Georgina. His eldest, Cristiano Jr., was born in 2010, and he has two more, Eva and Mateo, via surrogacy in 2017.
The Portugal legend and the Argentine-Spanish model are believed to have begun dating in 2016 while he was at Real Madrid.
