<<Print>>

Cristiano Ronaldo has paid an emotional tribute to Jose Semedo following the sudden death of his long time friend's wife.

Semedo's wife Soraia, 34, suffered from health complications as a result of an infection before she suddenly passed away at the age of 34 on Thursday morning.

Ronaldo and Semedo's friendship goes back to their days together at Sporting Lisbon's youth academy and the Manchester United star was quick to race to comfort the 36-year-old.

Now Ronaldo has publicly paid tribute to Semedo and his wife, with a touching Instagram post showing himself and partner Georgina Rodriguez enjoying a meal with the pair.

Captioning the post, Ronaldo wrote: 'There are times when everything takes a back seat, including football.