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Cristiano Ronaldo Reportedly Ignores Real Madrid Travel Ban with Trip to Morocco

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly defied Real Madrid's orders after travelling to Morocco for a short break, despite being banned from making such trips by manager Zinedine Zidane and president Florentino Perez during competition time.

The Huffington Post claimed Ronaldo jetted off to the African setting after Zidane gave his players Monday and Tuesday off following Sunday's 6-0 win over Espanyol (h/t Sport).

Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in Sunday's 6-0 win over Espanyol.

The report claimed Perez and Zidane "prohibited" the player from making his frequent jaunts to Morocco after Spanish newspaper El Espanol blew the lid on his alleged partying with Moroccan kickboxer Badr Hari (h/t Sun's Jim Sheridan).