No charges for Ronaldo after rape claim

Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo will not face criminal charges over allegations he raped a woman in a London hotel suite, Scotland Yard have confirmed.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has stated there is insufficient evidence to prosecute the Portuguese international winger, said a spokeswoman.

Ronaldo, 20, always denied the accusations saying he was innocent.

The Scotland Yard spokesman said last night: “The Metropolitan Police Service submitted a file to the CPS in November following allegations of a serious sexual assault at a central London hotel on October 2.

“We have been informed today by the CPS that there is insufficient evidence to charge.

“As such, the two men arrested during the course of this investigation will face no further action by police in connection with this matter.”

Ronaldo was questioned for several hours over the allegations last month after voluntarily attending a police station in Manchester.

The star told police officers he was completely innocent and he was bailed to return pending further inquiries.

Initially, two women made an allegation of rape, claiming that Ronaldo and another man took them back to a penthouse suite in the Sanderson Hotel in London after they met at a nightspot.

One of the women later withdrew her allegations.