Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez have made their first public appearance since quietly exchanging vows.
The couple married last week in what was described as an “intimate and private” ceremony, with their five children in attendance, one year after they became engaged.
The newlyweds were spotted alongside their family in the VIP box at Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh, where Al-Nassr faced Al-Fateh in the Saudi Pro League.
Ronaldo, 41, did not feature in the match after missing preseason because of the World Cup, while his wedding to Georgina in Portugal meant he only rejoined the squad in recent days.
Georgina, 32, kept her look relaxed in a satin bomber jacket and appeared focused on family duties as she held eight-year-old Alana, while twins Eva and Mateo, nine, took in the action on the pitch.
Ronaldo, meanwhile, looked closely invested as the match unfolded, though cameras also caught him applauding during the game.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez have been seen in public for the first time since their secret wedding
The football superstar confirmed the marriage on Instagram, posting a photo of the couple’s wedding bands after a decade together.
He captioned the post: ‘C❤️G.’
A representative for Ronaldo also confirmed news of the union, saying: ‘Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez were married today in a civil ceremony in Cascais, Portugal, and are now officially husband and wife.
‘The ceremony was a private and intimate moment attended by their five children.’
Jornal de Noticias published a copy of the couple’s marriage certificate late on Thursday, saying only four witnesses were present as well as their children.
Cristiano’s mother Dolores Aveiro and his three siblings Hugo, Elma and Katia, were not present at the intimate civil ceremony.
His family found out he was marrying his long-term girlfriend just moments before he married Georgina, a local report has claimed.
It was Portuguese television presenter Cristina Ferreira who claimed the footballer’s family’s absence from his big day will ’cause problems’.
Speaking on TVI programme Dois at ten, she said: ‘It will cause a lot of problems because the family wasn’t present.
The newlyweds were seen with their children in the VIP box during the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Nassr and Al-Fateh at Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh
Georgina, 32, cut a casual figure in a satin bomber jacket and appeared in mum mode as she held Alana, eight, while twins Eva and Mateo, nine, watched the match
Ronaldo, 41, looked every inch the doting dad as he watched the game
The Portugal star announced that he and Georgina had tied the knot by sharing a snap of their wedding bands on Instagram
Ronaldo, 41, is sitting out of the match after missing out on the preseason due to the World Cup
The pair have two biological children, though she helps raise all five of his kids. Cristiano Jr. (pictured left) hugs his baby sister Eva while Georgina cradles Mateo on her lap, Cristiano (pictured right) holds his two daughters baby Bella and Alana Martina
‘And they shouldn’t even have known. Or if they did know, it was 30 seconds beforehand.’
Claudio Ramos added on the programme: ‘I really hope that what we said here, which had to do with the impressions we get from what exists on social media, did not actually cause sadness in the family, that things were not as they apparently seem.’
Dolores, who has had to refute claims over the years of a bad relationship with her daughter-in-law, gave her blessing to the star couple’s union.
Shortly after they announced they were married she posted a heart emoticon on Cristiano’s official social media alongside the snap he published of their rings.
Cristiano’s sister Katia, who is based in Brazil but travelled to her native Madeira at the weekend to meet family and friends, did the same.
She has yet to address reports she and other members of Cristiano’s family were absent from the Cascais wedding ceremony.
Georgina’s sister Ivana, Cristiano’s long-time friend Miguel Paixao and a Spanish couple named as Jose Rodriguez Sangil and his wife Monica Goncalez Martinez were the only witnesses.
Registrar Maria Manuel Ferreira de Campos Folhadela de Oliveira travelled from the northern Portuguese city of Porto to Cascais to officiate the ceremony.
And the star couple, who married exactly one year to the day after they announced their engagement on social media, have decided to keep their pre-nuptial assets separate despite tying the knot after a decade-long romance.
They signed a pre-nup agreement to define their property regime on August 10 a day before the ceremony at a public notary’s office in Lisbon.
