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Fifa will take no formal action against Real Madrid following Manchester United's recent complaint regarding Cristiano Ronaldo.
United reported Real to Fifa last week due to their unhappiness with the Spanish champions' interest in signing Ronaldo.
Both Real president Ramon Calderon and coach Bernd Schuster have acknowledged their admiration for the Portuguese winger in recent weeks.
In taking the case to Fifa a week ago, United felt they had 'no alternative but to make a formal complaint to the world governing body'.
Calderon claimed United had 'no evidence' of any wrongdoing and Fifa have released a statement after reviewing the complaint.
Reminder
The statement read: "We can confirm that we received last week a formal complaint from Manchester United related to the player Cristiano Ronaldo and the club Real Madrid. From the documentation received, no breach of contract appears to have occurred yet.
"Therefore, in accordance with the applicable practice, no kind of formal procedure has been opened by Fifa regarding this matter.
"The Spanish Football Federation has been informed of the complaint lodged by the English club and been asked to remind its member club Real Madrid about the potential legal consequences of a breach of contract without just cause during the protected period and of a possible inducement to such a breach of contract, as established by the Fifa Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players."
Meanwhile, Real striker Ruud van Nistelrooy believes his former United team-mate is now a 'complete' player.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3699145,00.html
United reported Real to Fifa last week due to their unhappiness with the Spanish champions' interest in signing Ronaldo.
Both Real president Ramon Calderon and coach Bernd Schuster have acknowledged their admiration for the Portuguese winger in recent weeks.
In taking the case to Fifa a week ago, United felt they had 'no alternative but to make a formal complaint to the world governing body'.
Calderon claimed United had 'no evidence' of any wrongdoing and Fifa have released a statement after reviewing the complaint.
Reminder
The statement read: "We can confirm that we received last week a formal complaint from Manchester United related to the player Cristiano Ronaldo and the club Real Madrid. From the documentation received, no breach of contract appears to have occurred yet.
"Therefore, in accordance with the applicable practice, no kind of formal procedure has been opened by Fifa regarding this matter.
"The Spanish Football Federation has been informed of the complaint lodged by the English club and been asked to remind its member club Real Madrid about the potential legal consequences of a breach of contract without just cause during the protected period and of a possible inducement to such a breach of contract, as established by the Fifa Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players."
Meanwhile, Real striker Ruud van Nistelrooy believes his former United team-mate is now a 'complete' player.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3699145,00.html