LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr's call up to Portugal's under-17 squad could hardly have been better timed, a week after his father brought down the curtain on a glittering international career.
Ronaldo's eldest son came through the junior ranks at Saudi club Al Nassr, where his dad has played since 2023, and the 16-year-old's rise draws obvious comparisons with his father's.
At 6ft 3ins (1.91 metres), the striker is already taller than his dad and has inherited a similar hunger for hitting the back of the net. But Ronaldo Jr has big boots to fill.
Ronaldo made his senior international debut, aged 18, in 2003 and went on to score 146 times in 234 appearances.
