Cristiano Ronaldo’s a Daddy

July 4th, 2010 | by: Ian Rose |

From a note posted on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Twitter account earlier today:

It is with great joy and emotion that I inform I have recently become father to a baby boy. As agreed with the baby’s mother, who prefers to have her identity kept confidential, my son will be under my exclusive guardianship. No further information will be provided on this subject and I request everyone to fully respect my right to privacy (and that of the child) at least on issues as personal as these are.

So that’s that. C-Ron’s a Daddy, and that’s all he’s going to say on it. I’m the third-farthest person from a Cristiano Ronaldo fan in all of football, but I have to give him credit. He announced what sounds like a somewhat … complicated arrangement in a fairly simple anti-Paparazzi way. And with Portugal out and a bit over a month until La Liga starts up for his Real Madrid side, he can hopefully take a few weeks and get some quality time with Winker Jr.

The questions are (because I personally don’t care who the mama is), 1) is he sincere about wanting to keep the kid out of the spotlight? and 2) can he do it?

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manutdfc

I just read your blog and glad to know that C. Ronaldo is now a father. Maybe we just respect his privacy.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=11316449 LaMar Gibson

To answer your questions in order, 1) possibly and 2) probably not.
http://twitter.com/bktoria Bktoria deJesus

I'm curious about the kid's personality, kekeke. And I wonder what kind of baby accessories he'll buy– diapers with R7 printed on it? I'm not a C-Ron fan either, but I am impressed that he took responsibility.
http://sevilla.theoffside.com/ SevillaOffside_Joshua

Good on him for stepping up and being a dad. Congrats to Cristiano, it will be a life-changing experience for him.
LaurieInSeattle

Biggest news: The baby momma is American and would thus be eligible to play for the USMNT. True story.
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I've got 100 on Nani being the mother.
LaurieInSeattle

Also: What kind of mother signs away all her rights and turns her child over to somebody like Cristiano? Scary thought.
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WTF? Full custody? Anonymous mother? Is June 4th April 1st in Portugal?
Bense235

Yeah, there is so much more to come. Now he can pass on his diving wisdom to his kid.
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I am very happy for him and I wish him and his son nothing but the best. He must be so happy. I’m sure he’ll look adorable holding his baby. :)
http://twitter.com/bktoria Bktoria deJesus

Let's not make assumptions or judgments, especially about a mother and an unknown situation. We could also ask: what kind of situation was the mother in that she had to make this decision? I don't think the actions of a mother can be so easily judged– “what kind of mother” always has a negative connotation.

And I'm going to give C-Ron the benefit of the doubt that he's not going to turn out like Jon Gosselin and handle the situation just fine.
http://twitter.com/EdgarBoccanegra Edgar Boccanegra

Is this another Ricky Martin?