Soccer

Cristiano Ronaldo's achieved plenty of goals over the course of his life, and it looks like he made another one in August 2025 -- because he got engaged to Georgina Rodriguez!

The professional soccer player and the model made their big news known by sharing a photo of the model's massive engagement ring on her Instagram account ... after eight long years of dating.

We're going to take a look into the background of the athlete's future wife and see what led them to make plans to head to the altar.

Rodriguez was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and she moved to Spain when she was just a young girl.

Although she's now a model and television personality, she started off her career by working in a Gucci store as a sales associate.

Ronaldo's now-fiancée eventually switched to modeling, and she was featured in a 2024 campaign for luxury brand Guess.

She's since become the focus of the Netflix series "I Am Georgina," which premiered in 2022 and follows her personal life, as well as the lives of her soon-to-be husband and their children.

Remember how we said Rodriguez was a sales associate back in the day? Well, it turns out the gig helped lead her to Ronaldo, as they met when he walked into her store in 2016.

The athlete and the model quickly hit it off, and they made their first public appearance as a couple at the FIFA Football Awards in January 2017.

Oh, and Ronaldo's son Cristiano Jr. was also present at the event ... although it looks like Rodriguez settled into her role as a stepmother pretty quickly, because she's been pictured next to her fiancé's eldest son on numerous occasions ever since she started dating the athlete.

And speaking of pictures, Ronaldo and Rodriguez made their relationship Instagram official in May 2017.

The pair didn't exactly wait too long to start a family after that, because they welcomed a pair of twins named Eva and Mateo via surrogate the following month.

Ronaldo and Rodriguez announced they were expecting a third child in July 2017, and the model gave birth to her second daughter, Alana, four months later.

The couple decided to keep expanding their family, and they announced they were expecting a second set of twins in October 2021.

Although Rodriguez delivered a healthy baby girl named Bella the following April, her child's twin brother Angel died during birth.

Ronaldo and Rodriguez revealed they'd decided to make things official -- after eight years of dating -- when she shared the news about their engagement on Instagram.

The photo showed her hand resting on top of her soon-to-be husband's -- with a gigantic diamond ring on her finger.

Rodriguez wrote a short message ... "Yes I do. In this and in all my lives," translated from Spanish.

Cristiano Ronaldo has finally asked his longtime girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, to marry him ... and he proposed using one of the biggest diamond rings you'll ever see!!

Rodriguez took to her Instagram page Monday afternoon to share the amazing life update ... showing off the huge rock Ronaldo gave her after popping the question.

"Yes I do," she said in a caption of a pic of her hand. "In this and in all my lives."

Caitlin Clark's groin injury has stopped her from shooting basketballs, but not kicking soccer balls ... and some of her fans are pissed!

A video surfaced showing Clark at McCombs Middle School in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, where she was seen playing with kids, including kicking around a soccer ball.

Some fans were left stunned after watching the clip -- and not in a good way.

Lionel Messi was captured on the Coldplay Kiss Cam -- a dangerous place to be these days -- but, no Astronomer reenactment here ... the soccer legend hit up the show with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo!

The couple -- along with their three kids -- hit up Hard Rock Stadium Sunday night to catch the band's final U.S. show on their "Music of the Spheres" tour.

As you would expect, the crowd went nuts when Messi was shown on the big screen, including Coldplay's frontman, Chris Martin.

Cristiano Ronaldo's had his fair share of exposure for his prowess on the pitch ... and he's received just as much attention for his life off the field!

The soccer -- ahem, football -- forward tends to end up in interesting situations after he takes off his jersey -- he's partied with Paris Hilton, fended off autograph hounds, and even had his sporting ability questioned by Tekashi 6ix9ine ... although his experiences with Michael Jordan and Mr. Beast proved to be much more chill.

Oh, and you can be sure that his business life ain't too shabby either -- being named the world's highest-paid athlete multiple times must be pretty nice!

Donald Trump watched two soccer teams fight, fight, fight for a championship ... one year after he jumped up and shouted those words to a crowd after he was shot.

The President of the United States was at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey Sunday on the one-year anniversary of the shooting in Butler, PA that nearly claimed his life ... waving to the crowd who were on-hand to watch the FIFA Club World Cup.

Check out the pics ... there's President Trump in a dark blue suit with a red tie, stoically watching the action between Chelsea FC -- a London-based club -- and Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died in a car crash ... and Cristiano Ronaldo is baffled by the loss as he leads the tributes to the late soccer star.

Taking to his Instagram to express his shock over the sudden loss, Ronaldo -- who played with Jota for Portugal -- admits it "doesn't make any sense," adding ... "Just now we were together in the National Team, just now you were married."

Jota married his partner Rute Cardoso less than 2 weeks before the fiery crash. They shared 3 children.

It's not always sunny when you're Rob McElhenney ... which is exactly why the veteran actor is changing his name legally.

The star filed documents in L.A. to formally update his moniker ... cutting down on the number of syllables in his name by going by "Rob Mac."

Like we said, this isn't just a stage name change ... we're talking full-on new name in the eyes of the law -- a pretty substantial move for a dude of Rob's stature. He's also Robert McElhenney III BTW ... and, now he's gonna be the first "Rob Mac."

Pro soccer player Kian Harratt was caught on video throwing a chair in the middle of a CRAZY poolside brawl, striking a woman ... though he insists she wasn't the intended target!

The melee went down last week in Ibiza, where the Oldham Athletic striker was having some fun in the sun.

But, the relaxing summer vibes quickly ended when Harratt and some guys got into it with another man who was poolside.

Former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales' sexual assault conviction was upheld on Wednesday ... after his appeal was rejected by Spain's High Court.

According to Reuters, the court denied multiple appeals against Rubiales' conviction ... standing with the original ruling that he kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent during post-match celebrations at the 2023 World Cup in Sydney.

The 47-year-old was found guilty in February ... resulting in a fine and an order to stay 656 feet away from Hermoso and cut all communication for a year.

Congratulations are in order for J.J. Watt and his wife, Kealia ... as the former all-pro defensive end and soccer star announced the birth of their second child -- Niko!!

The three-time Defensive Player of the Year shared the news on social media Tuesday ... introducing the world to their newest bundle of joy with a series of sweet photos where everyone -- including their firstborn, Koa -- was nothing but smiles.

"Overcome with joy and gratitude," he wrote.

The viral video of fans being dragged out of SoFi Stadium over the weekend was NOT a result of the anti-Donald Trump attire they were wearing during the game ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Footage was shared on TikTok this week ... showing Apex Security Group staffers removing several spectators from the upper deck during the Mexico vs. Dominican Republic Concacaf Gold Cup opening match on June 14.

The social media user captioned the video, "SoFi Stadium security brutally remove young man and woman over FDT Shirt!!" ... FDT, of course, an abbreviation for "F*** Donald Trump."

A number of former Boston University women's soccer players are speaking out in support of the coach at the center of Alex Cooper's sexual harassment allegations ... saying their interactions with the staffer were drastically different.

TMZ Sports obtained a letter from a representative of BU Women's Soccer alumni -- signed by 99 former Terriers athletes -- which states while they do not look to "diminish or discredit anyone's individual experience," they felt it was necessary to share their own perspectives as a "united group."

In the letter, the alums say "we categorically never felt unsafe" under coach Nancy Feldman's leadership ... adding, "We were never at risk of or witness to inappropriate behavior or anything that could be characterized as sexual harassment."

Boston University has broken its silence on Alex Cooper's explosive claims ... issuing a statement on the controversy that read, in part, the school "has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment."

The words came down from the Univ. on Thursday ... just a couple days after Cooper alleged during her "Call Her Alex" documentary that during her time as a member of the Terriers women's soccer team in the mid-2010s, her female coach was inappropriate with her.

The popular podcast host claimed the woman fixated on her and asked her prying questions about her love life. She stated there was one game the coach benched her because she refused to divulge the inner details of it all.

Travis Kelce might have some competition when it comes to the top spot on Patrick Mahomes' BFF list ... 'cause Lionel Messi sure seemed to make a great case for it recently.

The soccer superstar hit a gym with the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback to film an Adidas ad ... and the guys appeared to have some serious bromantic chemistry both on and off camera.

In the 45-second Three Stripes advert ... Messi can be seen pushing Mahomes to run faster on a treadmill -- which Patrick appreciates.

Protests over immigration raids spilled into an MLS stadium on Sunday ... with LAFC fans making their anti-ICE stances known loud and clear during the middle of the Los Angeles club's game against Kansas City.

Multiple people hit BMO Stadium near downtown L.A. -- where chaos has erupted for the last three days as police and protesters have clashed on roadways -- to voice their displeasure with the ICE raids that have occurred in the city.

Before the game, some unfurled a massive black banner that read "Abolish ICE." Others wrote signs to make their feelings known.