Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he has ended his relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk, whom he has been dating since January 2010 but

rumours of a split began to circulate after the 29-year-old turned up on his own to the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Zurich last week. In the meantime, rumours in Spain have circulated that the Portuguese is now dating 22-year-old RMTV journalist Villalon, who was in Zurich to cover the Ballon d’Or and posted a picture with Cristiano after the ceremony.