Celebrating turning 39! Inside Cristiano Ronaldo's winter break

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 39th birthday this week with a selection of lavishly-decorated cakes.

The Instagram picture of him sunbathing after training he later posted suggesting he didn't touch a single crumb.

The fitness-obsessed Portuguese star remains as ripped as ever but even he isn't invulnerable when it comes to injury.

The Saudi Pro League's six-week winter break - which takes in the Asian Cup - has allowed Ronaldo time to recover from a calf issue and he'll hope to return to action soon.

Al-Nassr's last competitive game was the 4-1 win over Al-Taawoun on December 30, a result that kept them on the coattails of leaders Al-Hilal.

They pick up their AFC Champions League campaign against fellow Saudi club Al-Fayha on February 14 and resume league action against Al-Fateh three days later.

But Ronaldo's winter break has naturally been quite busy with a family holiday in Dubai, the receipt of yet more awards and a visit to China where he wasn't able to play.

The injury left him cheering from the stands as Al-Nassr crushed Lionel Messi's Inter Miami 6-0 last week.

His Argentine rival only made a late cameo off the bench but no doubt Ronaldo would have dearly loved to have help rub his nose in it in an utterly one-sided contest.

Ronaldo did travel to China, where he gave a press conference and waved at adoring fans holding No 7 jerseys from a bus window in Shenzhen, but he didn't take the field.

Al-Nassr were due to play Shanghai Shenhua on January 24 and Zhejiang four days later around a winter training camp in Shenzhen but Ronaldo's injury saw both fixtures postponed.

'I'm really sad because Al-Nassr and myself have come to China to enjoy the tour. We have not cancelled the game, we want to push for the game and be back