Cristiano Ronaldo's mum has been applauded by sharp-eyed fans of his boyhood club after appearing to make sure a gift bought from Sporting Lisbon's club shop took pride of place under his Christmas tree.
Doting Dolores Aveiro, 67, on New Year's Day, has made no secret of the fact she would like her son to make an emotional return to the team he left for his first spell at Manchester United.
She regularly posts pictures of her watching her favourite Portuguese club with family and friends on social media and confessed on a recent podcast: 'I've already told him: "Son, before I die I want to see you return to Sporting.