So Far.. for C. Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently hot celebrity status. He took time off the field for his ankle surgery, but even without football action the Portuguese star is still being tailed by the media.

First, he broke off with Spanish model Nereida (who at first denied the split). Then he went to L.A. to attend the ESPY Awards 2008 as a nominee for Best Male International Athlete (fellow soccer player Kaka was also a nominee but they both lost to lawn tennis champ Rafael Nadal). His stay in LA was also heavily covered by the press --- from his grand entrance on the ESPY red carpet, to snubbing Paris Hilton, to his bronze tan.

But perhaps Ronaldo's most pressing problem would be on whether or not he gets to transfer to Real Madrid or not. He certainly wants to. But Manchester United is not letting him go, and the whole situation is still on fire.