Real Madrid have reacted to a publication by a Portuguese newspaper which states that Ronaldo was forced by the football club to settle the woman who accused him of rape.
According to Real Madrid, the information published by Correio da Manhã is “categorically false” and was printed in an effort to “seriously damage the image of this club”.
“absolutely no knowledge of any of the information that the newspaper published with regard to the player Cristiano Ronaldo, and therefore the club was unable to take action on a matter of which it had no knowledge.”
The publication also states that Ronaldo will in his defense mention Real Madrid as forcing him to make the settlement which he was reluctant to do because he had always maintained his innocence.