Ronaldo reasserts his innocence

LISBON - Cristiano Ronaldo insisted again on Wednesday that he did not rape a woman he met in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009 and that their sexual encounter was "completely consensual", said his lawyer.

"Ronaldo is forced to break his silence," said the Juventus and Portuguese star's lawyer, Peter Christiansen, in a statement released through the player's management company Gestifute.

"Once again, for the avoidance of doubt, Cristiano Ronaldo's position has always been, and continues to be, that what happened in 2009 in Las Vegas was completely consensual."