Cristiano Ronaldo's sisters cause a furor on social networks

Ronaldo Ctistiano has two sisters, who are both older than him. Elma Aveiro is his eldest sister and Katia Aveiro is the younger of the two. Katia is a singer and businesswoman, describing herself on her Instagram profile as a "digital influencer". Similarly, Elma's Instragram says that she is an "enterprising woman".

Indeed, Ronaldo has promoted their work on his own social channels, notably encouraging his followers Both sisters have been quite outspoken on matters pertaining to their brother Cristiano, particularly if they feel that he has been the victim of a perceived transgression.

In 2018, for example, Katia leapt to the Juventus star's defence following his red card in a Champions League match against Valencia. "Football's shame... justice will be served," Katia Aveiro fired in an Instagram post. "They want to destroy my brother but God never rests. Shameful", she said.

Katia found herself in the headlines again in 2020, this time after a positive coronavirus test kept Ronaldo out of a number of games in October. The Portugal captain returned a positive Covid-19 result while on international duty and, despite being asymptomatic, was forced to isolate per the public health guidelines in Italy and across the world.

Ronaldo was clearly frustrated with the scenario, as he felt fully fit and healthy. It was a frustration that was also shared by Katia, who blasted that the pandemic was "the biggest fraud" in a social media tirade. "If Cristiano Ronaldo is the one who has to wake the world up, I have to say that this Portuguese really is an envoy from God. Thank you!" she wrote on Instagram.

"I believe that, today, thousands of people who have come to believe so much in this pandemic, in the tests and the measures taken will, like me, see it is the biggest fraud I've seen since I was born A phrase that I read today and that I stood up to applaud: 'Enough fooling the entire world'. Someone, open your eyes, please", she said.

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