Cristiano Ronaldo's New Charity App Lets You Post Selfies With Him, Topless or Otherwise

Each download benefits Save the Children

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If selfies are the ultimate expression of digital narcissism, soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is doing it all wrong. 

Ronaldo's new smartphone app, CR7Selfie, seems appropriately vapid on first blush—it lets you fake a selfie with the chiseled athlete by dropping in shots of him in various states of attire or undress.

But the app is actually a charity push, with a portion of proceeds from the $1.99 purchase price on iTunes and Google Play going to Save the Children.

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