Rape Allegation: Ronaldo, Juventus won't play in US this summer

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo - Getty

Cristiano Ronaldo will not step foot on United States soil this summer for the International Champions Cup (ICC), according to a report by The New York Times, due to an ongoing rape case against the soccer star.


The ICC will take place as usual in the United States, where a large portion of the matches are played. The tournament is also played in other parts of the world, where the ICC has chosen to place Ronaldo's team, Juventus, according to the NYT.

Tariq Panja reports for the Times that organizers want to keep superstar, Ronaldo, a five-time world player of the year, away from the United States, where he could be detained as the subject of a rape investigation opened up last year in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Police Department put out a warrant for Ronaldo's DNA in January.