Ronaldo: I want my son to be a footballer

Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed he hopes his five-year-old son, Cristiano Jr, also becomes a footballer.

“I want my son to be a player. I am a footballer and I want him to be one too,” Ronaldo told the Chinese channel Zhejiang Satellite TV, which is making a reality TV show about the Portugal star.

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“I think he has something of an athlete about him, he has athletic characteristics. Obviously he is very young, a baby, he’s only five, but he loves football. That is a big plus.

“I have 30 balls at home, he is always with the ball and he loves it. But I will not force him to be a player because it comes naturally, it has to be his choice.”

 

 

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