Police matched a DNA sample from Cristiano Ronaldo to evidence from an alleged 2009 rape at a Las Vegas hotel, but detectives struggled with uncooperative attorneys for his accuser before prosecutors declined to pursue a criminal charge, according to correspondence obtained by Outside the Lines.

In emails between Clark County (Nevada) prosecutors and Las Vegas police, detectives expressed frustrations about attorneys for Ronaldo's accuser, Kathryn Mayorga.

"Communicating with the victim is now impossible...

LAS VEGAS -- Cristiano Ronaldo has lost a bid for dismissal or complete secrecy in a federal lawsuit by a Nevada woman who accuses him of raping her at a Las Vegas resort in 2009.

Attorney Larissa Drohobyczer, representing Ronaldo's accuser, Kathryn Mayorga, said Friday she was satisfied with U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey's ruling in Las Vegas. Ronaldo's attorney, Peter Christiansen, declined to comment.

Ronaldo's attorneys have said their client and Mayorga had consensual sex in June 2009....

Cristiano Ronaldo won't face criminal charges after a woman accused him of raping her at his Palms Casino Resort penthouse suite in 2009.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said he reviewed a new police investigation and determined that Kathryn Mayorga's claim can't be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

"Therefore, no charges will be forthcoming," Wolfson said in a statement.

@LasVegasDA Declines to Prosecute 10-year-old Sexual Assault Allegation Against Cristiano Ronaldo. @ClarkCountyNV pic.twitter.com/XXdc8D9Plk

— Clark County DA (@LasVegasDA) July 22, 2019

Ronaldo's attorney, Peter Christiansen, was traveling Monday and not immediately available to comment. Christiansen...

Benfica are evaluating a €126 million offer for Portugal forward Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid, the Portuguese club said in a statement on Wednesday.

If terms are agreed, the 19-year-old would become the most expensive player in Atletico's history, smashing the La Liga side's transfer fee record of €72m to sign France winger Thomas Lemar from AS Monaco last season.

"Atletico Madrid submitted a proposal for the acquisition of [Felix] for a total amount of €126m which is being...