C.RONALDO WELCONES TWIN

LOS ANGELES - Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he's become a father to twin boys.The 32-year-old Portuguese soccer ace announced the news in a Facebook post, in which he also revealed he will be stepping away from the Confederations Cup earlier than planned after the arrival of his sons so he can spend more time with them.After Portugal failed to beat Chile in the semi-finals of the tournament, he wrote: "I was in the service of the national team, as always, body and soul, even though my two sons were born ."Unfortunately, we have not been able to achieve the main sporting objective that we wanted, but I am sure we will continue to give joy to the Portuguese."The President of the Portuguese Football Federation and the national picker have today had an attitude that has touched me and I will not forget."I'm very happy to finally be with my children for the first time."The twins are believed to have been born via a surrogate mother in the USThe Real Madrid star already has a seven-year-old son called Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, whose mother has never been identified.