BARCELONA – Brazilian star footballer Ronaldinho is to marry two women at the same time, reports country’s media on Thursday.
Former Barcelona player will reportedly tie the knot in August with his pair of “fiancees”, Priscilla Coelho and Beatriz Souza, the reports added.
The two women have been living “harmoniously” with the former Barcelona star since December at his £5million Rio de Janeiro mansion, according to Mirror reports.
The 38-year-old started dating Beatriz in 2016 but continued his relationship with Priscilla, which began several years earlier.
According to reports, both lovers receive an “allowance” of around £1,500 from the footballer to spend as they wish.
He will marry the two women at a private ceremony inside the Santa Monica condominium, in the upmarket Barra da Tijuca district in Rio, where he has lived since 2015, according to the columnist, from Brazil’s O Dia newspaper.
The star’s sister, Deisi, who is against her brother’s polygamy, has already said she won’t be attending, according to Dias.
Both Priscilla and Beatriz are from Belo Horizonte, the city where the footballer played with Atletico Mineiro, leading the club to its first Copa Libertadores title in 2012.
Although Ronaldinho has never publicly confirmed his relationship with the women, friends of the star reportedly treat them both as his fiancees, according to reports.
He also travels with both women to almost every event he attends.
A family friend told Brazil’s Extra newspaper: “They are upset because they discovered that every present he gives to Priscilla, he also gives to the other girl.”
Claiming her family is concerned for Priscilla’s reputation, the friend said: “She is almost being fired from her job because of this.”
The legend Ronaldinho and Manchester United Stalwart Ryan Giggs, along with a superstar cast of Brazilian Roberto Carlos, former England goalkeeper David James, Dutch star George Boateng, former French players Robert Pires and Nicolas Anelka, and Portuguese player Luis Boa Morte played exhibition matches in Karachi and Lahore in July 2017.
