Real Madrid were eliminated from the Copa del Rey on Friday for fielding an ineligible player against Cadiz in the Round of 32 … and that’s only the second-most ridiculous news to come out of Spain.

Reports from the Spanish press claim Cristiano Ronaldo is in a gay relationship with a Moroccan kickboxer, per the Daily Mail. (There’s your first sign).

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Ronaldo is allegedly making regular trips to Morocco to see kickboxer friend Badr Hari for “cuddles.”

Apparently, you can’t “bro it out” without being accused of cuddling in 2015.

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Not that there’s anything wrong with it, but Ronaldo doesn’t exactly boast the resume of a homosexual footballer.

Especially when you consider his starting XI of ex-flings, which includes Irina Shayk …

Jordana Jardel …

And Alice Goodwin.

Naturally, Ronaldo’s alleged relationship is being used to explain his poor run of form under Rafa Benitez.

It's not Benitez’s inability to field a balanced midfield, nor his defensive structure plauging Ronaldo. It's a "relationship" with a Moroccan kickboxer that's responsible for Ronaldo finishing scoreless in 10 of his 18 appearances this season.

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