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MANCHESTER: The football world rallied around Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez on Tuesday after they announced that their newborn son had died. The 37-year-old Manchester United forward had revealed in a social media post last October that the couple was expecting twins. In a post released on Monday on the Portuguese international's Twitter account, they confirmed the birth of a baby girl. Only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness. We would like to thank the doctors and nurses for all their expert care and support. "We are all devastated at this loss and we kindly ask for privacy at this very difficult time." The couple, who met during Ronaldo's time at Real Madrid, have a four-year-old daughter together, while Ronaldo has three other children. The announcement was met with widespread sympathy from across football. "Your pain is our pain, Cristiano," Manchester United tweeted. "Sending love and strength to you and the family at this time." Family is more important than everything and Ronaldo is supporting his loved ones at this immensely difficult time," United said in a statement. "As such, we can confirm that he will not feature in the match against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday evening and we underline the family's request for privacy. Cristiano, we are all thinking of you and sending strength to the family."