Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo takes family to Lapland for Christmas vacation
FILE - Morocco's Bilal El Khannous, right, fights for the ball with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Morocco and Portugal, at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ariel Schalit]
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo said it was “just a little cold” as he posed bare-chested in the snow before taking an icy dip in a pool during a Christmas vacation in Finland’s Lapland region.
The 39-year-old Portuguese international traveled with partner Georgina Rodriguez and their children, who met Santa Claus in a 10-minute video posted online by Ronaldo on Tuesday.
The former Real Madrid and Manchester United great appeared to decline to ski with his family. He wished his followers — including 645 million on Instagram — a “Merry Christmas” in Spanish.
The Al-Nassr striker is on a winter break from the Saudi Pro League until Jan. 9.
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FILE - Real's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts at the end of the Champions League final soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, at the Luz stadium, in Lisbon, Portugal, in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
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