Cristiano Ronaldo's representatives
have strenuously denied claims made in a report by German magazine Der
Spiegel that the Real Madrid star paid a woman to cover up an allegation of
rape.
Gestifute, the sports management
company founded by Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes, dismissed the story as "a
piece of journalistic fiction".
In a statement responding to the
article, it criticised "a disgusting and outraging" allegation and
said Ronaldo will "do everything in his power to react".
The statement read: "Today, the
German newspaper Der Spiegel published a long article regarding an alleged
accusation of rape that would have been directed at Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009,
about eight years ago.
"The article is nothing but a
piece of journalistic fiction.
"The alleged victim refuses to
come forward and confirm the veracity of the accusation.
"The newspaper has based their
entire narrative on documents which are unsigned and where the parties are not
identified, on emails between lawyers whose content does not concern Cristiano
Ronaldo and whose authenticity he cannot verify, and on an alleged letter that
is said to have been sent to him by the so-called victim, but was never
received by Cristiano."
Gestifute's statement added:
"The accusations reported by the De Spiegel are false and Cristiano
Ronaldo will do everything in his power to react against these.
"An accusation of an act of
rape is disgusting and outraging, and he will not allow it to hang over his
reputation."
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