Man Utd ace Cristiano Ronaldo moves in Spanish love

By Tom Worden, sundaymirror.co.uk 6/04/2008

Nereida (Pic: Solarpix)

This is the beauty who has captured the heart of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Manchester United star is besotted with sultry 24-year-old model Nereida.

Portuguese winger Ronaldo, 23, met the Spaniard in a nightclub in Majorca in January.

Nereida, a part-time student, has been spending three nights a week at the player's mansion here ever since.

Ronaldo - who has a flashy new smile after getting his wonky teeth fixed - blew kisses to her as she watched him score with a cheeky back heel as United thrashed Aston Villa 4-0 last weekend.

A friend of the model said: "She flies to the UK as often as possible to see Cristiano. She's totally smitten. She has already met his family and close friends. It looks serious.""

Ronaldo has been linked to a string of beauties, including Gemma Atkinson of Hollyoaks, since he split from Portuguese TV presenter Merche Romero two years ago.

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