Las Vegas police have issued a warrant for soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo’s DNA as part of their investigation into a rape allegation against him, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. According to a law enforcement official familiar with the case, police are seeking to test the Portuguese soccer star’s DNA against DNA found on the dress of a woman who publicly accused Ronaldo in September of raping her in a Las Vegas hotel room about a decade ago. Ronaldo has firmly denied raping Mayorga and called the reopened case a “media spectacle” aimed at taking him down. The official who spoke with the Journal said police sent the warrant to court officials in Italy, where Ronaldo plays for the Italian club Juventus in addition to Portugal’s national team. He is expected to ship the sample back to Las Vegas.

Source: Huffington Post January 10, 2019 20:03 UTC