Did Cristiano Ronaldo settle the civil lawsuit with Kathryn Mayorga?

1. The original settlement: what was agreed and how it has been reported

Multiple outlets and court filings state that in 2010 Mayorga and Ronaldo resolved her allegations through mediation and an agreement that included a payment and confidentiality terms, widely reported as about $375,000 ^{[1] [2] [4]}. Some coverage cites slightly different figures in dollar-to‑pound conversions or reporting variants, but the core fact remains consistent across reporting: an out‑of‑court payment was made and a nondisclosure provision was part of the pact ^{[7] [8]}.

2. The 2017 leaks and Mayorga’s attempt to reopen the matter

The dormant agreement resurfaced after 2017 revelations by Der Spiegel drawing on documents from the Football Leaks portal; Mayorga’s lawyer then filed litigation asserting the settlement should be voided because the confidentiality agreement had been breached and because she lacked capacity when signing it ^{[3] [1] [9]}. That litigation sought millions more in damages and alleged conspiracy, coercion, defamation and fraud, but its revival depended heavily on records released through Football Leaks ^{[6] [7]}.

3. Why the federal court dismissed Mayorga’s civil case

U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey dismissed the civil suit principally on the ground that Mayorga’s attorney procured and relied on purloined, privileged documents from Football Leaks, conduct the judge found to have tainted the case beyond cure and justified dismissal with prejudice ^{[4] [10]}. The ruling emphasized that the lawsuit “was rooted in the purloined material” and that the attorney’s actions constituted bad faith that prejudiced Ronaldo’s defense ^{[5] [4]}.

4. Appellate rejection and sanctions against Mayorga’s lawyer

The 9th Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal and rejected arguments that courts had abused discretion by barring refiling, while underscoring the role of the hacked documents in the litigation’s genesis ^{[6] [11]}. The courts also imposed financial consequences: Mayorga’s lawyer, Leslie Stovall, was ordered to reimburse Ronaldo’s legal fees—amounts reported around $334,637.50 to $335,000—and the appellate panel allowed the sanctions to stand as part of its ruling ^{[5] [12] [13]}.

5. Competing claims and what the courts did not decide

Ronaldo has consistently denied the assault allegations, maintaining the encounter was consensual; the criminal investigation in Nevada was reopened and later declined by the Clark County District Attorney, and the civil litigation’s dismissal was based on the lawyer’s conduct, not a definitive factual finding on the underlying assault allegation ^{[2] [9] [4]}. Mayorga’s team argued confidentiality had been breached and that the settlement was therefore unenforceable; the courts did not accept that pathway because the litigation relied on illegally obtained documents ^{[3] [6]}. Reporting and rulings focus on procedural and evidentiary faults rather than resolving all factual disputes between the parties ^[10].

6. What can be concluded from the record available

The plain, documentable answer is that Ronaldo did settle with Mayorga in 2010 and paid a sum widely reported as about $375,000 in exchange for confidentiality ^{[1] [2] [4]}, and that subsequent attempts to unsettle that agreement failed in federal court and on appeal chiefly because the plaintiff’s lawyer used hacked and privileged materials—conduct that resulted in dismissal and sanctions ^{[4] [5] [3]}. The public record, as reflected in court opinions and mainstream reporting, therefore answers the narrow question: yes, there was a settlement in 2010; later litigation to overturn or increase that settlement was dismissed and the dismissal was upheld ^{[6] [11]}.