Cristiano Ronaldo left out of Portugal national team amidst rape allegations by Kathryn Mayorga

Football star Cristiano Ronaldo was left off Portugal squad amidst a rape claim and a lawsuit against him.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been left off the Portugal squad for two upcoming matches amidst a rape allegation. The star footballer will not play for his national team in its second game of the UEFA Nations League in Poland, October 11. 

It is reported that he will also be missing a friendly match in Glasgow against Scotland around three days later. The decision to leave him off the squad comes in wake of rape claim made by 34-year-old Kathryn Mayorga who alleged that Ronaldo had raped her in the year 2009 in a Las Vegas Hotel room. 33-year-old Ronaldo took to Twitter on Wednesday to share that he "firmly" denies the claims made against him. 

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