Ronaldo ends five-year relationship with model

Portugal and Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed he has broken up with longtime girlfriend, Russian model Irina Shayk.

“After dating for five years, my relationship with Irina Shayk has come to an end,” Ronaldo said in a statement. “We believed it would be best for both of us to take this step now.”

Ronaldo said he was making the statement to end speculation about their relationship, and to end recent rumours about his private life. He did not specify the rumours, but media in Portugal have reported that Shayk fell out with members of Ronaldo’s family, and that he was seeing another woman.