Cristiano Ronaldo accused by German magazine of paying a woman £300,000 for alleged rape in 2009

Portugal international footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has strongly denied a claim he raped a woman who he then paid £300,000 to keep quiet.

German magazine Der Spiegel has today claimed the former Manchester United star was involved in the incident in 2009, and the woman was allegedly paid a settlement sum in 2010.

In a statement from his agent, published in response today, he calls the article a 'piece of journalistic fiction' and describes the claims as 'outrageous and disgusting'.

The allegations reportedly came from a letter written by the woman - who was in her 20s at the time - but Ronaldo denies ever seeing it.

The statement reads: 'The German newspaper Der Spiegel today publishes an extensive report on an allegation of rape alleged to have been made to Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009, ie about 8 years ago.

'It is a piece of journalistic fiction. The alleged victim refuses to be identified and corroborates the story.

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