Summary Rumours had been rife about the state of the relationship
LISBON(AFP) - World footballer of the year Cristiano Ronaldo and the Russian supermodel Irina Shayk have split up after a five year relationship, the Real Madrid star s management group told AFP on Tuesday.
Rumours had been rife about the state of the relationship since Shayk missed the Ballon D Or ceremony last week and they were fuelled further when a representative of Shayk told the American press the couple had split.
Shayk, 29, made her name as a lingerie and swimwear model and starred in her first Hollywood movie Hercules last year.
Ronaldo s third Ballon d Or came in a year in which the 29-year-old Portuguese Real Madrid superstar scored 61 goals and helped the Spanish giants win their 10th Champions League trophy.
