Ronaldo

Three transvestites have accused Brazilian football star Ronaldo of threatening to harm them after discovering they were men at a Rio de Janeiro motel.
Two of the transvestites
Two of the transvestites

Police said they were also looking into an accusation by the 31-year-old player that one of the three men tried to extort 50,000 reais (about £15,000) from him.

The AC Milan forward - a three times World Player of the Year - claims the man threatened to go to the media about the incident unless he paid up.
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Ronaldo, who is back in his hometown recovering from an injury, left a nightclub in the posh Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood early on Monday.

According to police, he was with three call girls but later found out they were men.

He then offered each of them about £300 to wrap up the matter, but only two of them accepted the deal, officers continued.
The player has claimed extortion
The player has claimed extortion

"I have to check both sides of the story, the transvestites' version and Ronaldo's," police chief Carlos Augusto Nogueira said.

"Ronaldo said he is not good in the head and that he is going through psychological problems because of his recent surgery."

In a statement, Ronaldo said he was a victim of extortion and would take all possible steps to clear his name, according to Globo television network website.

Representatives for Ronaldo were not immediately available for comment.

The player suffered a career-threatening knee injury in February in a match against Livorno.

Ronaldo suffered a similar injury in his right knee when playing for Inter Milan in 2000.

I feel sorry for him, and what gives these scum the right to blackmail?
Prostitution is Legal in Brazil, Ronaldo did nothing wrong.

I’ve just been watching it on the news; he certainly has been caught with his bra straps down. He probably likes different flavours.

He thought they were female junius.
I think he was silly, but the slags should be punished.

I think his main problem was that he was foolish in allowing himself to be placed in a position where he could be blackmailed. They are on the look out for the famous and the media aid and abet I'm afraid.

Whatever the circumstances it's blackmail and should be treated as such.