The 2008 European Footballer of the Year, Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo, 23, totaled his Ferrari on the way to training Thursday, but escaped unhurt. He later took part in the training session.
His sports car crashed into a roadside barrier in a tunnel near Manchester airport. No other vehicles were involved. Witnesses said Ronaldo exited the car and stood beside the wreckage. He was spoken to by police at the scene.
A witness said the front of the sports car had been demolished, one of the front wheels had sheared off, and a rear tire was flat. The witness said, “I got there just after the accident had happened and saw the state of the car. It is amazing he got out of it without a scratch.”