Thieves break into CR7’s home, steal signed Juve jersey

According to reports from Portugal, a burglary took place at Cristiano Ronaldo's home in Madeira. Police are reportedly investigating the burglary.

The thief is said to have got into the £7 million renovated property in the island capital Funchal through an open garage door while the footballer was away with the Portugal national team.

A relative of Ronaldo's raised the alarm on Wednesday morning, according to island paper Diario de Noticias Madeira. On Wednesday night, Ronaldo featured in a match against Spain.

A signed Juventus shirt, worth around £180, is said to have been among items taken along with other small possessions.

Police are already understood to have visited the property and are said to have identified the thief, described as someone who is already known to them, from CCTV cameras. No arrests have yet been made. Juventus striker Ronaldo spent the first part of the coronavirus lockdown earlier this year staying on the top two floors of the house with his partner Georgina Rodriguez and his children after Serie A football was suspended.

The father of four bought the building in 2015 from local designer Nini Andrade Silva for an undisclosed amount, and set about renovating it into his dream property.

Before, it was the warehouse where the island's local newspaper - Diário de Notícias da Madeira - was based, and has also housed a famous nightclub called Bar/Blub Noir.

When the £7 million work was completed in 2019, Ronaldo moved in with his mother and brother Hugo, who also manages Ronaldo's nearby CR7 museum. The footballer also owns a nearby 48-room luxury hotel, the Pestana CR7.