Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal’s poster-boy footballing hero, will not be facing rape charges. The historic ‘case’ powered by lawyers representing a former nightclub hostess in Las Vegas has been thrown out due to lack of evidence. An official statement by the district attorney of Clark County, Nevada, has finally brought an end to months of speculation following lurid revelations which threatened Ronaldo’s lucrative sponsorship deals. Ronaldo always insisted he was innocent.
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