@FootynewsCristiano Ronaldo won't be naming Cristiano Jr.'s mother, and he's made peace with that being a permanent answer. The Portuguese forward says the subject stays closed, full stop, and he doesn't feel the public is owed a reason. His frame is simple: kids around the world are out there with no parents at all, some having lost theirs, others dealing with abuse. Cristiano Jr. isn't in that position. He's got a mother who raised him in that role, a grandmother, and the backing of the whole family. For Ronaldo, that's the whole picture and it's sufficient. Some matters belong behind a closed door, he argues, and this is one of them. His read on the curiosity is that finding out who she is wouldn't shift anything in anyone's daily life, so the private sphere deserves respect. Where he draws the line: the world gets no explanation about his personal life. The truth is owed to his son, because that's his son. He'll sit down with him when the timing feels correct, and he trusts the kid will get it once he hears it. That position hasn't moved since Cristiano Jr. was born. Privacy first, and Ronaldo decides when and how the story gets told. #CristianoRonaldo

@FootynewsCristiano Ronaldo won't be naming Cristiano Jr.'s mother, and he's made peace with that being a permanent answer. The Portuguese forward says the subject stays closed, full stop, and he doesn't feel the public is owed a reason. His frame is simple: kids around the world are out there with no parents at all, some having lost theirs, others dealing with abuse. Cristiano Jr. isn't in that position. He's got a mother who raised him in that role, a grandmother, and the backing of the whole family. For Ronaldo, that's the whole picture and it's sufficient. Some matters belong behind a closed door, he argues, and this is one of them. His read on the curiosity is that finding out who she is wouldn't shift anything in anyone's daily life, so the private sphere deserves respect. Where he draws the line: the world gets no explanation about his personal life. The truth is owed to his son, because that's his son. He'll sit down with him when the timing feels correct, and he trusts the kid will get it once he hears it. That position hasn't moved since Cristiano Jr. was born. Privacy first, and Ronaldo decides when and how the story gets told. #CristianoRonaldo