Cristiano Ronaldo says he has a son

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Sometime back, reports claimed that Ronaldo paid a surrogate mother to have his son, as the mystery surrounding his shock fatherhood announcement grew. According to a newspaper, this is the reason why the footballer said he was to have sole custody of the child.

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Later, there was a buzz that the baby was conceived with a surrogate mother at the end of last summer in San Diego, where the Real Madrid star was on holiday.(AFP and Getty Images)

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The baby's thought likely to be brought up by Ronaldo's family in his native Portugal. Ronaldo, whose poor World Cup campaign came to an end last week when Portugal were knocked out by Spain, is now concentrating again on club football.

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu shared a hot kiss during the 'New Seven World Wonders' in Lisbon previously. The duo was clicked getting quite close at the party in a nightclub. (Agencies)

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In this pic, Ronaldo is seen playing with a ball during a soccer training session at the club's Carrington training complex in Manchester. (Reuters/Phil Noble)

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Cristiano Ronaldo gives a thumbs up for the fans as he enters the pitch for the team's training session at Fontelo Stadium in Viseu on May 29, 2008. (AFP/ Francisco Leong)

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Ronaldo waves after arriving for a meeting with Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva at the Belem Presidential Palace in Lisbon on June 1, 2008, prior to the team's departure to Switzerland to take part in the Euro 2008. (AP Photo/Steven Governo)

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Ronaldo is seen after his first training session after the Champions League final, in preparation for Euro 2008 on May 24, 2008, at Montebelo Golf Court, Viseu, Portugal. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)

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Cristiano Ronaldo (C)playing with the ball during the squad first training session at the Maladiere Stadium in Neuchatel on June 02, 2008, ahead of the Euro 2008 Football Championships co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo arrives to a news conference before a training session at Fontelo in Viseu, northern Portugal, May 24, 2008. (Reuters/Nacho Doce)