Cristiano Ronaldo has posted a Facebook message denying he regularly uses an abusive swear word with referring to Lionel Messi.
Spanish journalist and broadcaster Guillem Balague claims in his book ‘Messi’ that he was told by some of Ronaldo’s teammates the Portuguese uses the term against anyone caught speaking with, or about, the Barcelona star.
However, Ronaldo has moved quickly to angrily refute the allegation.
“News is circulating that I allegedly made offending remarks regarding Lionel Messi,” he posted, according to the Telegraph.
“This is absolutely false and I’ve assured my lawyer takes action to sue those responsible.
“I have the utmost respect for all my professional colleagues and Messi is obviously no exception.”
The pair are due to face each other next week when Portugal take on Argentina in a friendly at Old Trafford.
