From haircuts and hikes to working out with friends and family, Ronaldo has kept his 216 million followers on Instagram in touch with his daily activities ahead of his return to Italy on Monday.

The Portuguese star is close with mother Maria Dolores, who has had a huge influence on the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's career, and the 65-year-old has shown off her latest gift.

The forward was accompanied by members of his family and a huge security presence on Monday evening as he made his much awaited return to Italy.

Darren Fletcher has delivered a fascinating insight into how Walter Smith helped transform Cristiano Ronaldo into a scoring machine and one of the greatest footballers of all time. 

The Portugal star made it back to Italy on Monday and is spending 14 days in quarantine before he can return to training with the Serie A side. Ronaldo uploaded a photo onto his Instagram page.

Filipe Goncalves is a goalkeeper for the youth team of Portugese side Nacional and one day was woken up by a phone call asking him to go and train at the Madeira Stadium in Portugal.

Nike versus Adidas: Who wins the battle of the brands at Euro 2016? With data provided by Repucom's new European Football Report, Sportsmail assesses the various key categories.

Alvaro Morata is ready to lead Spain's attack at Euro 2016 if called upon after declaring himself fully fit on Thursday. He missed the 1-0 home defeat by Georgia on Tuesday with a thigh injury.

Croatia captain Darijo Srna says he is ready to play against the Czech Republic at Euro 2016 on Friday following the death of his father. Srna's father passed away during Croatia's opening game.

UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against the Croatian Football Association for the chaotic scenes that saw Mark Clattenburg halt the Euro 2016 Group D fixture on Friday night.

Fatih Terim offered an emotional defence of his contribution to Turkish football on the eve of Tuesday night's game against the Czech Republic.

Turkey’s teenage star Emre Mor helped keep his country’s last-16 hopes alive and also sent Northern Ireland into delirium, as Turkey beat Czech Republic 2-0.

The 34-year-old holds a record 121 caps for his country and started all three games as Pavel Vbra's side exited Euro 2016 after the group stage, earning just one point in France.

Belgium made use of their final dress rehearsal ahead of a World Cup qualifier with Estonia in four days by beating the Czech Republic on Monday night.

A late header by substitute Patrik Schick gave the Czech Republic a 2-1 win over neighbouring Slovakia on Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING: To see the Czechs returning to Wembley on Friday stirs memories of that golden generation. Berger was a poster boy for a team that reached the Euro '96 final.

MARTIN SAMUEL AT WEMBLEY: There are no longer any doubts about Raheem Sterling. No longer any concerns he will not fulfil his potential at international level, no longer any nay-sayers.

Southgate initially gave Dier the chance to run the contact off after a hevay collision with Tomas Soucek, but he was swiftly replaced by Ross Barkley when it was clear he was in discomfort.

Morgan skippered England to Cricket World Cup glory in stunning fashion and is understood to have visited St George's Park as preparations continue for matches against Czech Republic and Bulgaria.

A win at Stadion Vasil Levski will secure England's place in Euro 2020 where the Three Lions will be looking to build on successive semi-final defeats in their last two major tournaments.

Wales fought to a creditable draw at home against Croatia but qualification for Euro 2020 is now out of their hands. 

Ryan Giggs has criticised brain injury charity Headway for questioning Wales' medical department following an apparent concussion incident involving winger Daniel James.

Before the tournament begins Gareth Southgate's side will travel to Vienna on June 2 to play Austria, before returning to England for a tie against Romania at an undecided English stadium.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Chris Powell will continue in his role as one of Gareth Southgate's assistant coaches for Euro 2020 despite taking up a new role in Holland.

Gareth Southgate could be eyeing Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips for his England setup for the March friendlies. He was in attendance for Leeds' game against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

Following news that Kane would be out of action until April after tearing his left hamstring while playing for Tottenham, there were calls to bring Vardy out of international retirement.

Stefani appeared on seasons 7, 9, and 12 of The Voice and famously struck up a romance with fellow judge Blake Shelton following the end of both their marriages.

Gwen Stefani has inspired some serious fandom. And while hitting a red carpet for her Las Vegas show she came upon an admirer who had her face tattooed in detail on one of his calves.

The Anaheim, California thanked Kanye, and tagged his wife Kim Kardashian into the post, asking, 'Please send me whole version Kanye' with the hashtag, #dontwasteyourpain.

Haena Worthing, 44, and two other suspects have been accused of killing William Webb, whose burned body was found in Joshua Tree, California, on August 16.

The 49-year-old singer and Blake Shelton, 43, flirted, mouthed 'I love you' and fought over contestants on Monday's season 17 premiere of The Voice. 

Gwen Stefani showcased her eye for power clashing by mixing prints in a bold ensemble on Wednesday as she was spotted heading for a flight in New York City.

The 43-year-old country star hilariously pranked Kelly Clarkson, 37, on Monday's episode of The Voice, secretly playing the song 'Don't Speak' every time she spoke.

Blake Shelton took to social media to say: ''Happy Birthday @gwenstefani!!!! I love you so much it's actually stupid… And possibly illegal in the state of California.'

The 43-year-old country star showed his softer side Monday on The Voice as he recalled the humble beginnings of his career after a contestant performed his signature song, Ol' Red.

Hosiery was a big hit at the Giambattista Valli Loves H&M show in Italy last week. Celebs like Katie Holmes and Gwen Stefani are ditching skin tone hose for fun, printed styles.

Marie Osmond channelled another wildly successful singer as she transformed into Gwen Stefani on Thursday for a Halloween special of The Talk.

Gwen Stefani may have rocked a huge diamond ring on the red carpet of the People's Choice Awards on Sunday night, but that doesn't mean she's engaged to Blake Shelton.

Chrissy Teigen has penned a very cheeky response to John Legend's 'sexiest man alive' title.

The 50-year-old singer recalled her youthful struggles as a musician while coaching contestants on Monday's episode of The Voice.

They collaborated on the 2004 hit, Rich Girl. And on Tuesday's episode of The Voice, Gwen Stefani reunited with Eve as she took the stage to perform the track, 15 years after its release.

The 43-year-old country star had high praise for Rose Short after she covered his hit song God's Country on Monday as the top 10 performed on The Voice. 

Chrissy Teigen has long been one of the most outspoken celebrities on Twitter, and the subject of her latest social media rant was her husband, John Legend.

Jake Hoot was named the winner of season 17 of The Voice on Tuesday during a two-hour star-studded finale.

The 50-year-old singer looked wonderful in white Tuesday while performing on NBC's New Year's Eve 2020.

It bears a resemblance to a look Stefani sported in the 2000 video for Moby's South Side. His YouTube describes the video as 'an over the top, extreme quasi-parody of your standard hip-hop video.'

While Blake Shelton will certainly be hitting the red carpet with his longtime girlfriend Gwen Stefani next month, he's revealed he will perform with her as well.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton flash beaming smiles during charity signing event ahead of 62nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Friday.

The singer, 50, wore an elaborate white gown resembling a wedding dress as she performed the love song Nobody But You with her partner of five years.

Gwen Stefani and Black Shelton look like the epitome of love as they arrive on the red carpet for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.The singer looked dashing in a black suit next to the No Doubt alum.