Ronaldo may face insurance claim over Ferrari smash

Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo may face an insurance claim for thousands of pounds (euros, dollars) over damage to the city’s airport when he crashed his Ferrari, officials said Friday.

Ronaldo, 23, was uninjured but wrote off his 200,000 pound (227,000 euro, 286,000 dollar) Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Spider when he smashed into a roadside barrier near Manchester Airport on his way to training last month.

But now he or his insurance company may have to pay out up to 20,000 pounds to repair brickwork, railings and a door damaged in the crash.

A spokesman for the airport said: “Part of the airport’s infrastructure was damaged in a road traffic accident and as is normal practice, our insurers are talking to the other party’s insurance company.”

Police in Manchester are still investigating the crash.

The Portuguese winger, 23, was crowned FIFA World Player of the Year days after it happened.