TOTTENHAM hardman Cristian Romero slide tackled his son Valentino while teaching him how to play football.
Romero, 24, and partner Karen Cavaller added Valentino to their family in late December 2021.
And the World Cup-winning Spurs defender is wasting no time in teaching his son how to play the beautiful game.
In a hallway kick-about, Romero jokingly SLIDE TACKLED the one-year-old before sweetly ending it with a loving hug.
The centre-back is known for his crowd-rousing tackles and frequent tellings off from the referee.
One fan joked: “Even Romero’s own baby ain’t safe lmao.”
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Another reacted to the video, saying: “Much more wholesome ending than I expected.”
A third tweeted: “Almost hits him like he hits all his rivals” while another quipped: “red card”.
Romero turned in a top display at the weekend as Spurs fired themselves into the top-four with a 2-0 win over rivals West Ham.
Emerson Royal opened the scoring in the second half followed by a Son Heung-min goal off the substitutes bench.
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Spurs leapfrogged Newcastle for fourth spot.
However, the Toon have a game in hand and are just one point behind the North Londoners.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
