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Cristiano Ronaldo's mother proudly watches on as Portugal legend's son, 14, warms up ahead of his first U15s game against Japan - and wears iconic World Cup shirt from the sidelines

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Cristiano Ronaldo's mother proudly watched on from the sidelines as her grandson warmed up before being named on the bench for Portugal's U15s clash against Japan on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr trained with Portugal's youth ranks for the first time this week and will hope to come on to make his first appearance for the U15s side in Croatia.

The 14-year-old youngster, who plays for the youth academy of his father's Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr, is eligible to represent a host of nations including Spain and the USA.

Although he will not officially commit his future to a country until he makes a senior appearance at international level, it looks as though Ronaldo Jr is favouring Portugal after being called up for their youth side, following in his father's footsteps.