French magazine So Foot rumoured that the Real Madrid star had apparently gifted £5million to the Nepal relief effort followingdevastating earthquakes in the region in the space of a month.

The article claimed that Ronaldo had chosen the sum of €7million because it matched the number of his football shirt, No.7.

Unfortunately – and despite his track record of unbelievable generosity – the piece was not entirely accurate.

“The recent report of Ronaldo’s contribution towards Save the Children’s Nepal earthquake relief efforts is untrue,” a spokesperson for Save the Children, of which Ronaldo is an ambassador, said.

They added in a statement that the athlete had “used his voice and his global visibility to raise awareness of the problems faced by the most vulnerable children around the world, including those affected by the earthquake in Nepal”.

Sure enough, Ronaldo had actively posted links encouraging his followers on Facebook to donate to the Nepal earthquake: