Cristiano Ronaldo announces he is now a father to twins

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The Telegraph: Cristiano Ronaldo has become a father for the second time after a surrogate mother gave birth to twins.

The twins join Cristiano Ronaldo Jnr, 7, who was born during a previous relationship.

The Real Madrid striker revealed the news in a Facebook post following Portugal’s defeat to Chile in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup.

Claudio Bravo saved all three of Portugal’s opening spot kicks to dump Ronaldo’s side out of the competition following a goalless draw in normal time.

“I was in the service of the national team, as always, body and soul, even though my two children were born,” Ronaldo wrote on Facebook. “Unfortunately, we have not been able to achieve the main sporting objective that we wanted, but I am sure we will continue to give joy to the Portuguese people.

“I’m very happy to finally be with my children for the first time.”

Unconfirmed reports from a Portuguese TV channel said the boy and girl had been named Eva and Mateo, having been born on 8 June – well before the start of the Confederations Cup.

“The President of the FPF and the National Team were informed before the Confederations Cup by the National Team captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, that he had been a father,” read a statement from the Portugal national team.

“The athlete, despite the birth of his children, made a point of being in the service of the National Team, in a gesture that we must underline and praise.

“The President of the FPF and the National Selector understand that if it is impossible to reach the goal of winning the Confederations Cup, they must release the athlete so that he can finally get to know his children.”

The 31-year-old has been linked with a return to Manchester United this summer after being accused of tax fraud by the Spanish authorities.