Superstar C. Ronaldo called his longtime girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez ‘wife’ in his speech when receiving two awards at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on the evening of December 27.

The veteran striker was named Middle East Player of the Year and All-Time Top Scorer at the annual awards ceremony in Dubai on Friday. Georgina and her eldest son Cristiano Jr were also in attendance to celebrate with C. Ronaldo.

In his acceptance speech, he said: “I am so happy to win this Cup. My eldest son is here. My wife Georgina is here too. Georgina has been my lovely source of support all the time, helping me keep going.”

This is not the first time C. Ronaldo has called his longtime girlfriend his wife, but it still makes fans talk. The Sun and many fans believe that the 39-year-old striker and Georgina have actually secretly married. “Ronaldo calls Georgina my wife, but many people still say they are not married. Do you think they will invite you?”, “They are definitely married” or “So happy, I was alive when Cristiano Ronaldo called her his wife” are comments from fans.

The couple has never publicly announced their marriage, but since the beginning of the year, C. Ronaldo has called Georgina his wife at least twice, once in a promotional video and when the two appeared together on CR7’s own YouTube channel. When asked about their client’s relationship, the Portuguese superstar’s media representative told People “I don’t know if C. Ronaldo and Georgina are married or not.”

The striker who won 5 Golden Balls and the Spanish beauty of Argentine origin have been together since 2016. The handsome couple have two 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren together. Georgina also takes care of C. Ronaldo’s three 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren. In nearly 10 years together, the couple has been rumored to have secretly married or had problems many times, but neither has spoken out.

At the Globe Soccer Awards, C. Ronaldo also revealed his retirement plans. “I will be 40 in a month, but I have not stopped yet. I will continue playing football because I want to win titles, I want to be a champion, I want to score many goals and I want to win with the national team,” said the Al Nassr striker.