Iran 'strongly denies' reports claiming Cristiano Ronaldo 'could be sentenced to 99 lashes for adultery' after the Al-Nassr superstar was pictured hugging a painter

The Iranian Embassy in Spain has 'strongly denied' reports that Cristiano Ronaldo could be 'sentenced to 99 lashes for adultery'. Iran has denied reports that Cristiano Ronaldo could be sentenced for hugging painter Fatima Hamimi The Iranian Embassy in Spain instead praised the actions of the Portuguese superstar Ronaldo has been in a long-standing relationship with Spanish model Georgina Rodriguez ‘It should be noted that Cristiano Ronaldo travelled to Iran on September 18 and 19 to play in an official football match and was very well received by the people and the authorities. 'His sincere and humane meeting with Fatemeh Hamami was also praised and admired by both the people and the country’s sports authorities.’ Ronaldo, who is in a relationship with Spanish model Georgina Rodriguez, visited Tehran, the capital of Iran, with Al-Nassr to face Persepolis in the group stage of the Asian Champions League in September. Iranian network Sharq Emroz, as per Mundo Deportivo, state that the Iranian justice system reacted quickly to the photo of the pair and sentenced Ronaldo to 99 lashes the next time he travels to Iran. Ronaldo had met the painter after he visited Iran in September for Al-Nassr's Asian Champions League clash with Persepolis in the country's capital of Tehran They'll take on Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday and team-mate Diogo Dalot mocked him for being on his phone in a cheeky Instagram dig.