Right then. Ok. Who saw that coming? Not me.

Just to fill in the gaps, he’s had a baby boy to a woman who apparently wants to remain anonymous and he will have sole custody of the child. Something seedy about that. Smacks of “pay off” to me. And maybe a gold digging American woman as well. Who knows.

Could also explain Ronaldo’s slightly distracted performances in South Africa as well.

The announcement was made, rather curiously, on the Real Madrid website (though I can’t find it now) and Ronaldo’s own Facebook and Twitter pages.

Taking my natural cynicism out of the equation, congratulations to Ronaldo and his boy. A happy occasion I’m sure.