Georgina Rodriguez goes in jet cockpit as she gushes over ‘unique’ Ronaldo on trip to collect Man Utd star’s Fifa award
GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ gushed over partner Cristiano Ronaldo after the Manchester United forward picked up the Fifa Special Award in Zurich on Monday night.
The 36-year-old was handed the gong in Switzerland in recognition of his goal-scoring achievements on the international stage.
Ronaldo was presented with the award following his record-breaking 110th and 111th strikes for Portugal against the Republic of Ireland in September.
His strikes saw him move above Iran’s Ali Daei to become the all-time leading international goalscorer.
Rodriguez was quick to congratulate Ronaldo, as she shared multiple snaps from the night, including her on stage with her beau, watching in the crowd and her sitting in the cockpit of a private jet before their flight.
Captioning the Instagram post, she said: “Fifa Special Award. Top scorer in history. May God continue to bless you, hand in hand with you.
“You are unique, thank you for giving us so much joy and teaching us what perseverance and dedication is. We love you dad.”
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who jetted over to the ceremony with pregnant girlfriend Rodriguez and his eldest son Cristiano Jr, spoke of his joy at picking up the award.
latest man utd news
FREE BETS: GET OVER £2,000 IN NEW CUSTOMER DEALS
He remarked: “First of all I have to say thank you to my team-mates, especially the national team during the last years.
“I never thought [I would beat] the record, to score 115 – the record was 109, right? So, six goals ahead. I’m so proud for this special award from Fifa, an organisation I respect a lot.
“Of course, I have to say thank you to my family, my wife, my kids – and soon I will be a father again, so really proud. It’s a great achievement.
“I still have the passion for the game. Not just to score goals, but to entertain myself because I played football since I was five or five or six years old.
“When I get on the pitch, even in training, I still enjoy it. My motivation is still there, even though I’m going to be 37 soon.
“I feel good, I feel motivated. I’ve kept working hard since I was 18 years old and I continue. I love the game, I still have that passion and I want to continue.
“People ask me sometimes how many more years I’m going to play and I say, ‘I hope to play four or five more years.'”
Despite Ronaldo banging in 46 goals in 2021, he was not in the three-man shortlist to win the Best Men’s Award, which was won by Robert Lewandowski for the second year running.
Though he was controversially named in the World XI at the expense of Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah, who had been nominated for the Player of the Year.
Ronaldo voted for Lewandowski to scoop the honour as he left out rival Lionel Messi from his picks.
Read our Transfer News Live blog for the very latest rumours, gossip and done deals