World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has broken several months of near-silence to rebuff media reports he is unhappy at Real Madrid and might be seeking an exit.
The Portugal forward has barely made any public statements since he gruffly told reporters after the Champions League defeat to Schalke in March he would not speak to the media until the end of the season. Despite the prolific Ronaldo's goal-scoring efforts, Real ended the campaign without major silverware and coach Carlo Ancelotti was sacked and Rafa Benitez brought in.
The former Manchester United player went out of his way to show support for Ancelotti before he was dismissed and Benitez's appointment prompted speculation Ronaldo had fallen out with the club and with president Florentino Perez.
"I would sincerely like the false reports to stop and to be left a little in peace," said Ronaldo, who is on holiday in Miami.
"Reports that I have sought to create conflicts between myself and Real Madrid are absolutely false," the 30-year-old was quoted as saying in Portuguese sports newspaper A Bola on Saturday.
"I am very happy at the best club in the world and very focused and confident of a new season full of successes."
-
Latest Stories
-
Photos of 2024 Aboakyer Festival
11 mins -
#JustTurned18: I now have an opportunity to use my thumb to bring someone into power – Excited prospective voters
39 mins -
OSP acted as a whistleblower transferring Cecilia Dapaah’s case to EOCO – Sammy Darko
43 mins -
IMF calls for tariff adjustment for energy sector cost recovery
1 hour -
Samson’s Take: Journalists, block the pretentious idiots
2 hours -
Real Madrid crowned LaLiga champions after Barcelona’s defeat at Girona
3 hours -
Daniel Otting Awuah elected SRC President of Ghana School of Law
4 hours -
Lawrence Ati-Zigi signs St. Gallen contract extension
4 hours -
We should be careful not to destroy our institutions without just cause – Serebour Quaicoe
4 hours -
Cecilia Dapaah’s case: EOCO hasn’t requested FBI report – Office of the Special Prosecutor
6 hours -
Andre Ayew scores 5th league goal as Le Havre beat Strasbourg
6 hours -
Ejisu by-election: NPP didn’t sanction money distribution to voters – Richard Ahiagbah
6 hours -
Ghana Health Service opens vacancies for 204 doctors, 25 dentists
7 hours -
Domestic tourism on the rebound with 1.4m visits to attraction sites in 2023 – GTA
7 hours -
Government working hard to complete Tema General Hospital project – Dr Okoe Boye
8 hours