It issued the statement following the filing of a lawsuit by a woman in Las Vegas who claims she was raped in 2009. The five time winner of the Golden Boot has denied the allegation. Another key sponsor of Ronaldo, EA Sports, which has him as the face of its FIFA game, issued a statement similar to Nike’s, but his new club, Juventus, said it was fully behind its star and that events that allegedly happened 10 years ago don’t change its view.

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