Ronaldo happy to be father, says sister Katia

The Portuguese press yesterday speculated that Portugal skipper and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo's baby boy was conceived through surrogacy. Ronaldo yesterday claimed he had "exclusive guardianship" of the child and insisted that the identity of the mother would be kept confidential. Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias said the child's conception through surrogacy happened last summer in San Diego, USA.

Ronaldo's youngest sister, Katia Aveiro, speaking from Vilamoura in Algarve, told the newspaper the baby boy has dark eyes and hair like his father. She said: "He is very happy. Who wouldn't be happy to have children? But he doesn't want to talk about it. It's his personal life and when he wants to, he will talk."