Cristiano Ronaldo's fiancée Georgina Rodriguez hits the beach
Georgina Rodriguez enjoyed the perks of being a World Cup WAG as she hit the beach in Miami on Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo's fiancée, 32, looked in great spirits as she soaked up the sunshine with a group of friends.
Georgina, who helps raise a blended family of five with Cristiano, 41, looked stunning in a black halterneck bikini, tying a pink sarong around her hips.
She also showed off her 37 carat oval-cut diamond engagement ring. Experts have valued the ring between $4 million and $5 million.
Cristiano and Georgina are set to celebrate a year engaged after he popped the question last August after eight years of dating.
Georgina shared the news on Instagram with the caption, 'Yes, I do.' The proposal was a long-awaited moment in their relationship.
Georgina Rodriguez enjoyed the perks of being a World Cup WAG as she hit the beach in Miami on Sunday
Cristiano Ronaldo's fiancée, 32, looked in great spirits as she soaked up the sunshine with a group of friends
Cristiano opened up about his proposal, revealing that he popped the question at an unusual time of day.
The soccer legend told Piers Morgan: 'It was like 1 am. My daughters were in bed sleeping. One of my friends gave me the ring to offer Gio, and as I was giving her the ring, my two kids come in and say, "Daddy, you're going to give the ring to mum and you're going to ask her to get married"'.
'I said, "Wow, this is the right moment to say yes." It was the time. I knew that I was going to do it one day, but I hadn't planned to do it then.'
The star also revealed that he worked hard to find the perfect engagement ring for Georgina.
He said: 'She asked me for a ring to offer her because it was one of her dreams to have a good stone. And I work hard, work hard and finally I find what she loves.'
It's been a tricky first few weeks of the tournament for the footballer, who has battled criticism of his ineffective performance during his bid to win a first World Cup for Portugal.
The country failed to finish top of their group during the group stages and will next face Croatia at Toronto Stadium in the round of 32 on July 2.
After his two-goal contribution against Uzbekistan, Cristiano, playing in his sixth World Cup declared: 'I’m back,' but head coach Roberto Martinez has been forced to defend his decision to persist with the player after ineffective performances in the other group matches.
Georgina, who helps raise a blended family of five with Ronaldo, looked stunning in a black halterneck bikini, tying a pink sarong around her hips
She also showed off her 37 carat oval-cut diamond engagement ring. Experts have valued the ring between $4 million and $5 million
Cristiano and Georgina are set to celebrate a year engaged after he popped the question last August after eight years of dating
It's been a tricky first few weeks of the tournament for Ronaldo, 41, who has battled criticism of his ineffective performance during his bid to win a first World Cup for Portugal
The country failed to finish top of their group during the group stages and will next face Croatia at Toronto Stadium in the round of 32 on July 2
The coach has defended his refusal to substitute the striker, who has played 90 minutes in each of Portugal's three games, with only the two-goal contribution against Uzbekistan to show for it.
Asked about his decisions to keep the striker on the pitch at all times, Martinez said: 'Cristiano is used to being in the right place at the right time. That is a question of mentally being strong and always being disciplined in his position and opening space for our attacking patterns.'
'It is not an issue physically or mentally for Cristiano in today's game to play 90.'
'Maybe next game we need to make a change (to Ronaldo's minutes on the pitch) but it is like any other player.'
"What I will never do is give up" – Kimmich rules out international retirement after Germany's World Cup exit
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Germany captain Joshua Kimmich is not considering retiring from international football after Monday's heartbreaking World Cup exit to Paraguay.
"I'll always have the determination to make another attempt. What I will never do is give up," Kimmich told MagentaTV after the match.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe 31-year-old, who was also part of the squads that crashed out in the group stage at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, converted his penalty in the shootout. However, it wasn't enough to prevent another disappointing tournament exit.
"I grew up in Germany watching the national team on television, and it always seemed to be the semifinals or the final. Of course, you want to give today's children, the people, and this generation that same experience. The fact is, we weren't able to give the people back home that," Kimmich said.
According to Kimmich, everyone in the team must take full responsibility for the latest failure.
“It's a real shame, especially at a time when it would do us so much good to have something in Germany we can be proud of. Unfortunately, the national team isn't that right now, and we all share responsibility for it,” he said.
"We have to take responsibility – no one can distance themselves from it. We have to own it, because we, the players who were on the pitch, are the ones who messed it up."
Taylor Swift won over Kelce's skeptical friend in backstage encounter
Taylor Swift won over another new fan in Travis Kelce's friend Taylor Lewan, days before the American power couple are expected to get married at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Swift joined Kelce last week for his annual 'Tight End University' - an event he helps plan for practice and networking with players who play in the position where the Kansas City Chiefs star made his name.
Swift has sprinkled some stardust over the last two events with a brief performance at the concert they host each year and this time, ex-NFL man turned podcast host Lewan got to witness Swift preparing to perform backstage.
Speaking on his popular Bussin' With The Boys podcast, Lewan explained: 'I'll just tell you this, dude - I was kind of into her music when I was younger. I haven't been super into it since then. It is just not my genre.
'The girl is incredible. What a performer. We are sitting backstage for a moment and she's about to go out. She's got a cluster, she's got a gaggle of individuals with her. But she's in the back before she walks out and you can see her just getting in the zone.
'I remember just looking at her being like "it is so cool that somebody who is as successful as she is, as famous as she is, she just handles her business the correct way at all times".
Taylor Swift stunned fans with a surprise performance at Travis Kelce's Tight End University
Swift joined Travis Kelce (left) alongside Claire Kittle, George Kittle, Greg Olsen and Talbot Olsen (L-R) at the opening event of Tight End University on Monday
Bussin' With The Boys host Taylor Lewan was impressed by Swift's performance last week
'And for her to sit back, get in the zone and go out and put on a performance, whether it was three minutes or five minutes, it was a very short amount of time, but the pop from the crowd... everybody in that moment felt like she was singing individually to them. And I thought that was just awesome.'
Swift joined Lainey Wilson on the stage to perform her hit 'Love Story' and dedicated it to Kelce's friend and rival tight end George Kittle, who plays for San Francisco 49ers.
'She probably misses ball!' Lewan joked about the lengthy NFL offseason. 'She misses ball a little bit, dude! But she was awesome. It was just really cool to watch people who are outliers in their craft perform.
'And I thought she is clearly that, the biggest superstar in the world. It is just awesome to see all that going down, all while our boy Trav is just bobbing around, stoked to kind of like be there.'
Swift and Kelce are expected to tie the knot this weekend in New York at the city's most iconic venue.
There were people in the industry who wondered if their plans to marry at MSG were a high-profile decoy but Daily Mail earlier this week shared pictures of equipment getting loaded into the venue, seemingly in preparation for the big day.
It remains to be seen if Lewan is going. He has known Kelce for around 10 years but the guestlist has been kept quiet and those attending have been sworn to secrecy.
And if, as Lewan suggested, Swift is missing football then she doesn't have too much longer to wait.
Kelce's Chiefs team start the season with a Monday Night Football showdown against AFC West rivals Denver Broncos on September 14 at Arrowhead Stadium.
