Rape allegations hit Juventus stock price

Cristiano Ronaldo’s image is vanishing from the website of a key sponsor. The stock price for his Juventus team dropped 10 per cent on Friday. A week after a Nevada woman filed a civil lawsuit accusing Ronaldo of rape in 2009, attempts by the fivetime world player of the year and his Italian club to sway public opinion in his favour have not succeeded. Sponsors are continuing to express concern about the case despite a denial from Ronaldo, who has not addressed why Kathryn Mayorga’s legal team says a $375,000 settlement was reached in 2010 over the alleged assault by the soccer star. Ronaldo could return to the field Saturday for the first time since issuing a statement denying he raped Mayorga in a Las Vegas penthouse in 2009.