London, Dec 18 : Professional football club Real Madrid has made a claim that they have struck a secret agreement to buy Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.

According to Bernabeu director Pedro Trapote, the deal has already been agreed upon, but has not been publicized due to a clause in the arrangement, which prevent the news being made official.

Trapote had told a confidante of the deal after Real's 2-0 defeat against Barcelona last weekend, reports Spanish daily El Mundo, which also added that Ronaldo agreed to stay at United this season only if they let him go next summer.

London, Dec 17 : He must be one of the richest footballers in today's date, but Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed that he hasn't been out shopping for the last 3 years, for he buys everything online.

The football ace, who pockets 120,000 pounds a week, has claimed that his popularity has made him hate high street shopping.

The 23-year-old footballer has confessed that he has bought all his Christmas presents and trendy fashion gear online.

London, dec. 16 : Manchester United stars Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo are in celebration mode after they escaped bans.

According to The Sun, Roo was cleared of any wrongdoing by UEFA over his stamp on Aalborg midfielder Kasper Risgard in the Champions League last Wednesday, while FA and ref Mike Dean said Ronaldo's kick at Spurs' Michael Dawson on Saturday was also not worthy of disciplinary action.

The decisions are a huge relief for coach Alex Ferguson, who was furious about the furore over Rooney's stamp.

London, Dec. 16 : Cristiano Ronaldo and other Manchester United stars looked bleary-eyed as they emerged from a swanky club after their Christmas party early on Monday.

Several Red Devil faces showed the bash in London's West End, following Saturday's 0-0 draw with Spurs, had taken its toll.

They included Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Anderson, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs.

London, Dec 14 : It looks like soccer ace Cristiano Ronaldo wants to spend this year's Christmas in a lavish way, for he is turning his house into a grotto and dressing up as Santa to hand out gifts.

The footballer has paid an events firm a whopping 6,000 pounds to decorate his 4 million pounds house - and provide a Father Christmas suit.

His Cheshire mansion now has a 6ft tree in every room, thousands of twinkling lights, hundreds of baubles and a huge nativity scene.