Summons issued by Ronaldo accuser in alleged rape case

In a press conference on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, attorneys for the accuser announced that the 33-year-old will have 20 days to answer

Attorneys for Kathryn Mayorga, the American woman who has accused Cristiano Ronaldo of rape after an encounter in 2009, have announced that a "summons has been issued and we have sent the summons and complaint for service" to the Juventus star.

German media outlet Der Spiegel reported on Friday that Mayorga had claimed Ronaldo sexually assaulted her in a hotel room nine years ago.

Police in Las Vegas have reopened the case and said in a statement reported by the BBC: "At the time the report was taken, the victim did not provide detectives with the location…