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Cristiano Ronaldo begs police to drop charges against hugging pitch invader

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Ronaldo pleads for hug-fan charges

Cristiano Ronaldo has written to the Miami police this week to urge them to drop charges against a teenager who hugged him in pre-season.

Ronald Gjorka, a 20-year-old Real Madrid fan, stormed on to the pitch during their match with Chelsea in America over the summer – and promptly cuddled star man Ronaldo.

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