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Cristiano Ronaldo Jr ‘identical to his dad’ as clips emerge of him taking part in soccer

The apple seemingly hasn’t fallen removed from the tree within the Ronaldo family.

That’s after footage of Cristiano Ronaldo Jr going up in opposition to YouTuber IShowSpeed did the rounds on social media. And viewers had been fast to level out the uncanny resemblance between the five-time Ballon d’Or-winner and the oldest member of his progeny.

Ronaldo Jr, 13, turned out in opposition to IShowSpeed – actual identify Darren Watkins Jr – in what seemed to be a pleasant sport of five-a-side. However, there have been no prisoners taken by the Portuguese as he unleashed his strikes on the social media star.

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A compilation of clips reveals {the teenager} trying silky clean on the ball, taking his well-known foe for a trip on multiple event. And IShowSpeed even ended up on his bottom after one try to chase down his opponent did not bear fruit.

Another snippet confirmed Ronaldo’s eldest baby slipping the ball via Watkins’ legs with the best of ease. And spectators lined as much as word the similarity between the inheritor’s model of dribbling in comparison with his dad.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Jr played IShowSpeed in 5-a-side
YouTuber IShowSpeed was severely outclassed by Ronaldo Jr



Cristiano Ronaldo Jr played IShowSpeed in 5-a-side
The social media star was placed on his bottom at one level

“He [Ronaldo Sr] used to dribble exactly like that in his early years,” gushed one admirer on X (previously Twitter). Another praised: “Yeah very similar. He’s like his reincarnation for real.”

Some on social media took the chance to take a dig at Ronaldo’s former rival, Lionel Messi, with feedback claiming his son is “already better” than the Argentinian. And others even joked Ronaldo Jr is studying from papa’s errors as one added: “At least he ain’t doing useless stepovers like his father.”

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Wherever his iconic dad has taken his profession, Ronaldo Jr has performed alongside after taking part in within the academies at Juventus and Manchester United in recent times. The prospect was most not too long ago in motion on the Mahd Academy after Ronaldo, 38, joined Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Nassr in January 2023.