I am almost certain he's gay, but it makes no odds to me if he likes some man sausage. For me that Irina Shyak was a paid "beard" (woman utilised by a gay man to pretend hetero relationship).
His image, CR7 brand is too lucrative and global for him to come out gay or bi. Cristiano Ronaldo's appeal is that he has it all, not just the the talent, but the looks, the lifestyle, the women and the charimsa and personality. Messi IMHO is better player, but Ronaldo's is way way more marketable as he has more going for him outside of the game. Men want to be him, he's aspirational. Looks are now important, Ribery is a great player but will never make as much endorsement money as CR7 he doesn't have the looks or charisma. Angel DiMaria reportedly left Real Madrid not just for footballing reasons but also as he wasn't selling enough shirts in middle East and Asia due to his "homely" looks.
http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...or-real-madrid
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-ze...d-real-5259262
Obviously football talent is of prime importance to Real Madrid but there the Galacticos image is about having "sexy" appealing players with charimsa and looks and star power. Beckham was not a great player, talented at crossing and freekicks but not trueky great. Yet he put bums on seats and generated media coverage when at Madrid neededto further enhance the clubs global appeal.
How many good players have charm and are funny? Plus CR7 speaks English (better than Rooney).
He has fans in lucrative markets like Middle east, Eastern Europe and Africa which would be horrified and disgusted if he were gay, came out. Would fans buy his shirts in China, Russia, Nigeria or Bahrain if he were gay? No, they would burn them. And not buy into him. Ronaldos isn't just a player he's a business empire. He's just launched a global range of CR7 hotels. Hotels!
CR7 or whatever he calls himself is one of the greatest players of all time (imo position for position behind Pele, Messi, Maradonna, Zidaine, and goalie Gordan Banks and defenders Canavaro, and Maldini)
A lot of fans want to disbelieve the possibility that he's gay as he's their hero , they worship him, respect him and they secretly refuse to accept their hero can be gay or that a decent player is gay , let alone one of the best players of all time. For many of these fans a gay man is an abhoration , so a gay player is just beyond the pale.