Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is set to wed his model girlfriend Irina Shayk, according to reports.

The sports stud is said to have jetted all the way from Spain to New York to propose to the Russian beauty on Valentine's Day.

According to Britain's News of the World, he handed the stunner a red rose before getting down on bended knee to ask for her hand in marriage.

A family friend tells the newspaper, "We are very happy for them."

Shayk, who recently landed the honour of gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated's 2011 Swimsuit Issue, met Ronaldo last year after modelling together for the Armani Exchange campaigns.