True Love: How Cristiano Ronaldo Knew Georgina Rodriguez Was ‘The One’

• Cristiano Ronaldo has been in a relationship with Georgina Rodriguez since 2016
• From Ronaldo's admission, it was love at first sight when they met at a Gucci store
• The couple were recently forced to deny unconfirmed reports they had split apart

Cristiano Ronaldo has always been used to the headlines, ever since he made his professional football breakthrough with Sporting Lisbon.

It has been a career that really came to the fore under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United before hitting optimum level at Real Madrid, where he shone for nine years.

Apart from the four Ballon d'Or awards, the Champions League titles, and the 450 goals he scored in the Spanish capital, Ronaldo also met the love of his life, Georgina Rodriguez at a Gucci store in 2016.

The Portuguese star had just won the first of the three consecutive UCL titles under Zinedine Zidane.

Cristiano Ronaldo's relationship with Georgina Rodriguez reportedly in crisis

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Rodriguez was working as a sales assistant and a few days later, they met again at a Dolce & Gabbana event, as reported by Essentially Sports.

Their romance was said to have sparked as quickly as Erling Haaland settled into English football.

How Ronaldo chose Rodriguez

In a past interview, Ronaldo revealed how knew Rodriguez was 'the one'.

"From that moment when I saw her at the store, it stuck in my head and it was a 'click' moment," he said, as quoted by Sport Bible.

The couple has five children, two of which are Rodriguez's biological children.

Sadly, Ronaldo and Rodriguez lost one of the twins they were expecting last year, as captured by Euro Sport.

Ronaldo, Rodriguez deny break-up

When Ronaldo reportedly banned his girlfriend from hosting parties after defeat to Messi

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Like any other celebrity couple, they have had to deal with break-up rumours as recently as last month.

In an open show of love and perhaps defiance, Ronaldo uploaded a beautiful picture of himself kissing the Argentine-born model, seeking to quash any rumours of a split.

The veteran is currently rumoured to be angling for a move away from Saudi Arabia only a few months after joining Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia.

After a few frustrating games early on in his time in the Middle East, he is up and running as he seeks to win the top flight title in his maiden season.

Ronaldo's family at Riyadh hospital

Sports Brief also reported on Rodriguez and Ronaldo spotted at a Riyadh hospital, where their daughter underwent an operation.

This marks another personal challenge for the veteran striker, who had previously suffered the loss of one of his twins last year.

While it is unclear which of his daughters was unwell, reports indicate the hospital treatment had to do with her appendix.