Representatives for Cristiano Ronaldo have labelled rape allegations against the Real Madrid star as "journalistic fiction"
Cristiano Ronaldo's representatives have strenuously denied claims made in a report by German magazine Der Spiegel that the Real Madrid star paid a woman to cover up an allegation of rape.
Gestifute, the sports management company founded by Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes, dismissed the story as "a piece of journalistic fiction".
In a statement responding to the article, it criticised "a disgusting and outraging" allegation and said Ronaldo will "do everything in his power to react".
The statement read: "Today, the German newspaper Der Spiegel published a long article regarding an alleged accusation of rape that would have been directed at Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009, about eight years ago.