Cristiano Ronaldo will not travel with Juventus for the pre-season tour.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who moved to Juventus last summer will not be traveling to the United States during the upcoming pre-season friendly. The reigning Italian Champions have confirmed their participation in the International Champions Cup but their games will not be played at the United States.
The reliable outlet The New York Times say that the Italian outfit have been granted by that tournament council to play their games outside that particular country so as to avoid the risk of Cristiano Ronaldo being detained by authorities in relation to the rape allegations against him.
The Portuguese International is currently under investigation by the Las Vegas police after model Kathryn Mayorga claimed that the former Real Madrid forward had rapped him in a hotel room in 2009 and subsequently paid her 350,000 dollars to buy her silence.
Police are said to have reopened the investigation following Kathyrn Mayorga’s decision to break the news suddenly and she had filed a 32-page complaint last month about this barbaric incident which supposedly happened on June 13, 2009, at Las Vegas penthouse suite. In another statement, the police have confirmed that Ronaldo has been accused of sexually assaulting Mayorga in the name of a casual date.
“At the time the report was taken, the victim did not provide detectives with the location of the incident or suspect description. A media exam was conducted. As of September 2018, the case has been reopened and our detectives are following up on information being provided to the victim.”
After this news broke up, Ronaldo took to Twitter to deny the rape averment.
Later, when Ronaldo was asked about the alleged sexual assault, the Portuguese International straightforwardly denied it on Instagram. During a live chat, he said ‘What they said today – fake news’ which was later taken down by himself.
It is understood that Mayorga met Ronaldo at the Rain nightclub and Casino. She gladly accepted following Ronaldo’s approach to invite her to the penthouse. But, the Portuguese international had sexually assaulted her despite Mayorga’s high reluctance. She had gone to the hospital for an examination after the assault had occurred where the doctors have confirmed that was left with bodily injuries.
Recently, Cristiano Ronaldo got charged by the UEFA for that wild celebration in front of the Atletico Madrid supporters. He will learn his fate later today. It has not been an easy time for the Portuguese International off the field..
How Twitter reacted..
Juventus will reportedly play in the Asian portion of the ICC and steer clear of the USA this summer amid the ongoing Las Vegas police investigation into a rape allegation against Cristiano Ronaldo https://t.co/EsNhkbE89Z
— Planet Fútbol (@si_soccer) March 20, 2019
Whoa, Juventus not touring Usa this summer so to avoid any risk of charge for raping for Cristiano Ronaldo! https://t.co/tjh6wiNmQ4
— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) March 20, 2019
No @Cristiano Ronaldo in USA! 😱
Amid rape allegations, @juventusfcen will also avoid playing at the @IntChampionsCup in US. 👇#CR7 #ForzaJuve #ICChttps://t.co/FfONlbFvyx
— FOX Sports Asia (@FOXSportsAsia) March 21, 2019
ICYMI | The NYT claims that Juventus will avoid summer fixtures in the USA to remove risk of Cristiano Ronaldo being detained https://t.co/DmhI9zifrK
— AS English (@English_AS) March 21, 2019
I firmly deny the accusations being issued against me. Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in. Keen as I may be to clear my name, I refuse to feed the media spectacle created by people seeking to promote themselves at my expense.
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 3, 2018
My clear conscious will thereby allow me to await with tranquillity the results of any and all investigations.
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 3, 2018
WHAT’S NEXT?
A total of 18 teams took part in the International Champions Cup last year which was won by the English outfit Tottenham Hotspur. Mauricio Pochettino’s side edged Borussia Dortmund by the Goals scored rule to lift this pre-season trophy.
Apart from Juventus, teams including Manchester United, AC Milan, SL Benfica, Arsenal, and Bayern Munich are the other sides to have given green light to take part in this tournament. Many more sides will be joining this group for the next summer camp.
