CRISTIANO RONALDO has posted the first picture of his newborn twins born to a surrogate mum in the United States.

The Real Madrid star confirmed he had become a dad-of-three following Portugal’s exit from the Confederations Cup.
Ronaldo, who is used to scoring hat-tricks on the field and has now secured a memorable one off it, released a statement on Facebook.
He wrote: “I was in the service of the National Team, as it always happens, body and soul, even though I knew my two sons were born.
“Unfortunately, we have not been able to achieve the main sporting objective we wanted, but I am sure we will continue to give the Portuguese joy.
“The President of the Portuguese Football Federation and the National Selector had an attitude today that sensitised me and I will not forget.
“I am very happy to finally be able to be with my children for the first time.”

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  Sanchez was speaking alongside compatriot and City keeper Claudio Bravo, whose club manager Pep Guardiola is keen to sign the 28-year-old.
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He wanted to leave after he was given a suspended prison sentence for tax fraud

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