London, Mar 23: Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has found a new hobby in collecting luxury watches of every kind, and he is said to already own several of them.

Ronaldo, 24, is reportedly the proud owner of a 70,000 pounds Franck Muller timepiece, and he is now looking at investing in Rolex and Cartier watches, and timepieces from Breitling and club-sponsor Hublot.

“Ronnie is becoming more mature with his money and, although he loves cars, he now wants items which hold value,” the Sun quoted an Old Trafford source as saying.

London, Mar 23 : Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has in no way gained favour with his current girlfriend Gabriela Entringer's police chief dad, who has told her to stay away from the footie star.

Ronaldo, 24, has been dating the Brazilian fitness trainer since he met her at a nightclub six weeks ago, but Entringer's dad, Jadson, has begged her to get rid of the Manchester United player.

"Jadson has become a bundle of nerves over this," the Daily Star quoted Gabi's mother, Rosana Entringer, as saying.

London, Mar 21 : Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has fulfilled a look-alike fan''s dream by giving him a personal tour of the Man U training ground.

Aldin Ahmetovic, 16, had travelled more than 900 miles from Slovenia just to get a glimpse of his hero, and he spent four days camped outside United''s Carrington training ground in Manchester.

London, Mar. 20 : Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo hopes to hit the music scene big time when he hangs up his boots by teaming up with Brazil superstars Ronaldo and Ronaldinho to form an ex-footballers' super group.

Ronaldo says: "Somebody mentioned to me a few years ago that it would be a great idea if myself, the Brazilian Ronaldo and Ronaldinho made a band called The Three Rs."

"I loved the idea, it was so funny. I'll mention it to them when I retire, we might even have a No1," The Sun quoted him, as saying.

London, March 17: Ace footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was apparently left angered after a vagrant gobbed on his 150,000-pound Bentley car.

According to reports, the Big Issue seller was pleading Ronaldo to buy a copy of the 1.50-pound magazine.

However, when the 100,000-pound-a-week ace ignored his pleas, he lost his cool.

The vendor brushed past Ronaldo, and hopped in the motor.

He even swore at the Man United star, and challenged the latter to get out and fight.

London, Mar 15 : Soccer ace Cristiano Ronaldo will now be allowing his mum Dolores Aveiro to pick his girlfriends.

"They say men look for their mother in the women they fall for. . . well Cristiano better watch out. If any of his girls end up with thunder thighs like that she could do him a mischief," the News of the World quoted a fan, as saying.

Ronaldo also told a television show that he preferred his native women to those British girls.