Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez married on Tuesday in a ceremony at the resort of Cascais, Portugal, according to a statement from the player's public relations firm, the Brunswick Group, provided to AFP.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez marry in Cascais ceremony
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez married on Tuesday in a ceremony at the resort of Cascais, Portugal, according to a statement from the player's public relations firm, the Brunswick Group, provided to AFP.
The ceremony was described by the Brunswick Group as 'private and intimate,' with the couple's five children in attendance. Ronaldo, 41, subsequently posted a photo of the couple's hands bearing wedding rings on Instagram with the caption 'C [heart] G.'
The wedding followed days of media speculation in Portugal about the location and timing of the event. Portuguese outlets had suggested the ceremony might take place in Sintra, near Lisbon, or in Funchal on the island of Madeira, Ronaldo's birthplace. Reports pointing to Funchal drew hundreds of people to the city's cathedral, though the cathedral told AFP it had no wedding scheduled for Ronaldo, while adding that hosting such an event would have been 'an honour.'
The couple ultimately chose Cascais, a coastal resort approximately 30km west of Lisbon where they own a villa. The ceremony took place exactly one year after Rodriguez, 32, announced their engagement on Instagram.
Ronaldo and Rodriguez met in 2016 when she was working in a Gucci store in Madrid. Rodriguez has described it as 'love at first sight.' In a 2025 interview with Vogue Arabia, she said she almost immediately felt 'a sense of peace and an inexplicable energy' when with Ronaldo, 'as if we had known each other forever.'
Ronaldo currently plays for Saudi club Al-Nassr and represented Portugal at the most recent World Cup, where the team was eliminated in the round of 16. He previously played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus, and has won the Ballon d'Or five times.
Rodriguez has a Netflix series, I am Georgina, which documents the family's life across football, fashion, and travel. The couple together holds more than 750 million followers across social media platforms and has a portfolio of investments including fashion brands and a hotel chain.
- No details about the nature or form of the ceremony (civil, religious, or other) are provided.
- Guest list beyond the couple's five children is not reported.
- No direct comment from Ronaldo beyond his Instagram post is included.
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