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POLICE are investigating allegations by three transvestites that Brazilian soccer star and AC Milan forward Ronaldo threatened them after taking them to a Rio de Janeiro motel.
Police said they were also looking into an accusation by the 31-year-old player that one of the transvestites tried to extort 50,000 reais ($31, 619) in return for not going to the media.
Ronaldo, who is back in his hometown recovering from an injury, left a nightclub in the posh Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood early yesterday with three call girls, only to find out at the motel that they were men, according to authorities.
He then offered each of them 1000 reais not to talk but only two of them accepted his offer, police said.
"I have to check both sides of the story, the transvestites' version and Ronaldo's," said Carlos Augusto Nogueira, chief of the police precinct investigating the incident.
"Ronaldo said he is not good in the head and that he is going through psychological problems because of his recent surgery," he said.
In a statement, Ronaldo said he was a victim of extortion and would take all possible steps to clear his name, according to the website of the Globo television network.
Representatives for Ronaldo were not immediately available for comment.
The three-time World Player of the Year 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.
Police said they were also looking into an accusation by the 31-year-old player that one of the transvestites tried to extort 50,000 reais ($31, 619) in return for not going to the media.
Ronaldo, who is back in his hometown recovering from an injury, left a nightclub in the posh Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood early yesterday with three call girls, only to find out at the motel that they were men, according to authorities.
He then offered each of them 1000 reais not to talk but only two of them accepted his offer, police said.
"I have to check both sides of the story, the transvestites' version and Ronaldo's," said Carlos Augusto Nogueira, chief of the police precinct investigating the incident.
"Ronaldo said he is not good in the head and that he is going through psychological problems because of his recent surgery," he said.
In a statement, Ronaldo said he was a victim of extortion and would take all possible steps to clear his name, according to the website of the Globo television network.
Representatives for Ronaldo were not immediately available for comment.
The three-time World Player of the Year 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.
