Top athlete, but also "mommy son": Ronaldo broke off the relationship with Irina Shayk because of his mother
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the most successful footballers in the history of the sport, never hid that his family comes first, and thus the connection with his mother. Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro plays one of the major roles in his life.
Ronaldo has never been close to his father Jose Dinis Aveiro and blames him for his difficult childhood. Namely, his father died at the age of 53 from the consequences of alcoholism. At the time, Cristiano was 20 years old and playing for Manchester United.
"He was a drunkard. "I never had a normal conversation with him."said Ronaldo in an interview and cried.
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The footballer grew up with his older brother Hugo, sisters Liliana and Elma, and in a documentary about Ronaldo, his mother said that while she was pregnant with Cristiano, she was considering an abortion.
"He is the child I wanted to abort. God did not want that to happen and I am blessed for that. "God did not punish me.", she admitted then.
Despite the hypothetical situation in the past, today they are extremely close and support each other in all life situations. In addition, the footballer often showers her with expensive gifts, so Maria boasted that last year for "Mother's Day" she received an expensive Mercedes from her son, reports Index.
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Mary seems to have a great influence on her son's love affairs. Namely, at the beginning of 2015, there were rumors about the breakup of one of the most famous love couples at that time, Cristiano Ronaldo and Irina Shayk.
As the Portuguese Correio da Mana wrote at the time, the footballer allegedly left Irina because he did not want to come to his hometown Madeira for a birthday party for his mother.
The couple spent Christmas in Dubai shortly before, and the footballer planned to be with his mother for the birthday, but Irina did not want to participate. As the source stated at the time, it all caused a quarrel.
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"Irina spoke badly about Dolores, and Ronaldo sided with his mother. It was the drop that spilled over the glass and the relationship between the two has deteriorated in recent months", The source revealed then, according to" DailyMail ".
Also, allegedly at that time motherhood was not a priority for Irina, while Dolores wanted a partner for her son who would be a good mother of Cristiano Junior.
Although at that time the couple did not announce the reason for the separation, now the world knows Ronaldo's statement. "We got along well, but she used to say, 'Why do you take your mother everywhere we go?' You have to choose between me and her. I replied that I would never be able to leave my mother for another woman. "I do not regret breaking up with her."
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