RONALDO IN TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO 'NO.1 FAN' WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN MEXICO EARTHQUAKE TRAGEDY

The Real Madrid star has posed with a signed shirt for the six-year-old and his family, passing on his sympathies to those that had lost loved ones

Cristiano Ronaldo has paid his respects to a young fan who died in the Mexico earthquake tragedy, posing with a signed shirt for the six-year-old boy.

Hundreds of people perished and many were left homeless after the nation was hit by a devastating 7.1-magnitude earthquake, with Santiago Flores Mora one of those to have tragically lost his life.

Mexican newspaper Excélsiorreports that the youngster was a huge fan of Ronaldo's, and that his mother had penned a letter to the Real Madrid star after the tragic events of September 19.https://twitter.com/Cristiano/status/912028229011169281/photo/1

In the letter she reportedly expressed how her son dreamed of meeting the Portugal superstar, and that he saw him as a father figure.

And Ronaldo has now paid tribute to the young boy, posting on social media with a signed shirt that reads: "For my No.1 fan Santiago. With love, Cristiano Ronaldo."

The text that accompanies the post on Twitter reads: "At this time of sorrow, I send the Santiago family and all the families who have lost loved ones a huge hug."