Cristiano Ronaldo’s image is back on EA Sports’ website

Update, October 7: Cristiano Ronaldo now appears again on EA Sports' website, after having been temporarily removed.

EA is “closely monitoring” allegations of sexual assault against Juventus and Portugal football star Cristiano Ronaldo. The football player is the cover star of EA Sports’ FIFA 19, having also appeared on the front of the series’ previous game. The allegations against Ronaldo stem from 2009, when the player was still attached to Manchester United. An American woman claims that Ronaldo sexually assaulted her in a Las Vegas hotel in June of that year, and was then paid $375,000 before signing a non-disclosure agreement. Nine years after the alleged incident, the woman has identified herself. In an article published last week by German newspaper Der Spiegel, Kathryn Mayorga says she reported the incident to Las Vegas police the day after it is alleged to have occured. Since the allegations resurfaced, the police have confirmed that they have re-opened the investigation, and that a rape kit collected from a hospital the day after the assault was reported is still in their possession. Mayorga has spoken at length with Der Speigel regarding the allegations, and has now filed a civil complaint against Ronaldo.