Ronaldo, 39, visibly crumbled after his penalty was blocked by Slovenian shot-stopper Jan Oblak during extra time in Frankfurt. Despite his missed chance, teammate Diogo Costa stepped up with three saves during the shootout, clinching a triumphant moment for Portugal.
In her show of solidarity, the model and mother of two, once an employee at Gucci, posted heartfelt images of Ronaldo during the match; one snap with a large heart, the other adorned with a star to celebrate Portugal's win after the nail-biting penalties, which saw the legendary number 7 himself successfully score.
Following the match, Ronaldo told O Jogo, a national newspaper in Portugal, the end of his international career is near. He said: "It is, without doubt, my last European Championship."
Hailed as a sports icon in his homeland of Madeira, Ronaldo is not the only one bathed in the adoration of Portuguese supporters. Georgina, too, has been embraced by the Euro crowd, amidst the tournament's startling results.
When Portugal suffered a shocking 2-0 defeat to underdog team Georgia in the tournament's qualifying match, focus shifted to the dazzling influencer who boasts an impressive fan following. The model took to her Instagram story to post a snapshot displaying a fan's banner proclaiming: "Georgina > Georgia".
Subsequently, she uploaded another picture featuring two fans with 'Georgina' emblazoned across the back of their Portuguese jerseys.
The Argentine-Spanish social media sensation has been romantically linked to the football icon since 2016, after a chance encounter at the Gucci shop where she worked. Georgina divulged the intricacies of their love story on her Netflix reality series, "I Am Georgina," which premiered in 2022.
On the show, Georgina recounts how Ronaldo, early in their courtship, would often collect her from work driving extravagant vehicles, recalling: "Many times he'd come after work. He would come, I remember once, once in a Bugatti. My coworkers went crazy. They get there on the bus, and I would leave in a Bugatti. I mean people couldn't believe it."
In I Am Georgina's inaugural episode, Ronaldo himself confessed his surprise at the depth of their connection, stating: "I didn't think at the beginning that [the relationship] would be this strong. That I would fall in love with her. I didn't expect it honestly. But after a while, I felt that she was the woman of my life."
Despite being together for eight years, Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner have not tied the knot. But don't count out wedding bells in the future. In a candid chat with Piers Morgan back in 2022, Ronaldo hinted at future plans: "[Marriage is] something that's not in my plans now, but in the future, I do want to."
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