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.

London, Dec 14 : Cristiano Ronaldo and married beauty Alyona Haynes are an item, her best friend has confirmed.

"She is dating Ronaldo and she's very happy," the Mirror quoted Marina Borisenko, 25, in her home city of Odessa in Ukraine, as saying.

"His appeal is that he's famous and good-looking. That's the first thing you are interested in with someone new. But obviously because they are in a relationship, it's something more than that. She feels him as a person," Marina added.

Alyona had, apparently, asked her pals to keep mum about the relationship in case it jeopardises her chances of becoming a fully-fledged WAG.

London, Dec 11 : Man U’s ace footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s ex-lover Letizia Filippi stripped off to pose naked for a calendar shoot, and hopes to remind him about what he is missing.

The relationship between Ronaldo and Filippi started after he met her at a party on a yacht, and while he was still seeing his then girlfriend, Spanish model Nereida Gallardo.

London, Dec 11 : The husband of Cristiano Ronaldo’s alleged lover has warned the soccer ace that his wife has been betraying both of them.

Millionaire businessman John Haynes has branded his wife Olena Haynes “a cheat and a bloody liar”.

“She has been betraying both of us. She should come with a health warning like you find on a packet of cigarettes,” the Sun quoted Haynes, as saying.

London, December 8 : The secret behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s success on the pitch has been revealed, and it has nothing to do with extra practice – infact it’s hot ‘n spicy curries!

The ace footballer’s craze for Rogan Josh dishes has led Sir Anam Islam, owner of the restaurant “Ignite – The Authentic Taste Of Raj”, to believe that the megastar’s winning formula lies in the dish named after him.

Sir Anam revealed that the Manchester United player loved the tangy gravies so much that he decided to introduce The Ronaldo Rogan Josh on the menu.

London, Dec 8 : Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of wrecking the marriage of a millionaire businessman, who has now vowed to confront the footballer.

According to reports, Ronaldo is dating Ukraine-born brunette Olena Haynes, wife of wealthy businessman John Haynes.

John, 50, branded the football ace a slimy toe-rag after discovering his wife and Ronaldo had sent each other more than 300 text messages.

John claims Olena was using a secret mobile he found stashed in their home.