The usual clean-shaven just dropped a beard for the first time. Maybe.

Images of the Portuguese superstar are circulating on platform X. One image shows the player in training with a full -esque beard. The beard is so well-groomed and tidy—just like Ronaldo's sculpted abs and hair-styles—it's hard not to believe.

However, the Ronaldo fanboys are in full force to negate the bearded CR7 conspiracy.

‘Bearded Ronaldo' captivates fans

“This was Cristiano Ronaldo last photo during training ain't no way his beard is grown already,” shared one on platform X. Nice research, Darren.

Interestingly, META boss Mark Zuckerberg suddenly appeared with a beard in widely circulated photos yesterday. That image turned out edited, as the original Zuck never had an AI beard in his last data-stealing livestream manifesto. That chain, though, is real. Props to the soon-to-be 40-year-old.

What are your thoughts on a bearded Ronaldo — should he or Zuck actually pursue the look?

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