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Ronaldo to miss Confed Cup third-place game

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Kazan: Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will not play Confederations Cup third-place match on Sunday but instead leave Russia to meet his newly born twins.


“I was with the national team, giving my everything as always, despite knowing my children had been born,” the 32-year-old Ronaldo wrote on Facebook, hours after Portugal’s semifinal defeat to Chile on penalties.


“The president of the Portuguese Football Federation and the national team manager were considerate towards me and it is something which I will never forget,” he said.


“I am very happy to finally be with my children for the first time.”


“The player, despite knowing about the birth of his children, decided to stay with the national team, which is a gesture we want to highlight,” the Portuguese association said in a statement.— dpa


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