Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers admitted for the first time that there was a settlement in place to 'maintain confidentiality' following allegations that he raped a woman in Las Vegas in 2009.
Kathryn Mayorga alleges that she was sexually assaulted by the Portugal international, with a $375,000 settlement being reached to prevent the allegations being made public.
Following Mayorga's attempt to invalidate the agreement last year, Ronaldo's legal team have for the first time acknowledged that the Juventus forward did pay a settlement fee "to maintain the confidentiality of their dispute".
That came during a motion which was filed on Friday in an attempt to throw out Mayorga's lawsuit.