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Valentino Rossi to become father for first time
Nicknamed 'The Doctor', the 42-year-old revealed the news on his Instagram account with a photograph of him wearing a white medical gown and pressing a stethoscope against the stomach of pregnant partner Francesca Novello.
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Valentino Rossi (AFP/Jean-Francois Monier)
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ine-time world champion Valentino Rossi will have his hands full in his impending retirement after he announced Wednesday that he will become a father for the first time.
Nicknamed 'The Doctor', the 42-year-old revealed the news on his Instagram account with a photograph of him wearing a white medical gown and pressing a stethoscope against the stomach of pregnant partner Francesca Novello.
"After a careful visit we can tell you that Franci is pregnant! We are expecting a girl," Rossi said.
Rossi announced earlier in August that he planned to retire at the end of this season after 26 years in motorcycle racing.
