Soccer Extreme : Cristiano Ronaldo has written off his Ferrari sports car after crashing into a roadside barrier in a tunnel near Manchester Airport. The car was badly damaged when it was involved in the smash at 10.20am today on the A538 Wilmslow Road, but the 23-year-old Manchester United star was not injured.This is a damaged ferarri ...
Smash up: United star Cristiano Ronaldo's wrecked Ferrari near Manchester Airport
Accident check: Investigators inspect the damage
It is being reported that Ronaldo's Manchester United team-mate Edwin van der Sar, who plays in goal for the world club champions, was allegedly driving the car behind the Portuguese star.
The European Cup-winning duo were on their way to training at United's Carrington complex following last night's 1-0 Carling Cup defeat at Derby in which Ronaldo came on as a substitute in the final half hour.
What drama? It was smiles and a thumbs up for Cristiano Ronaldo as he left the Carrington training ground this afternoon just hours after crashing his Ferrari
At the scene, the European player of the year gave a negative breath test to officers.
Ronaldo is expected to face questioning as police continue their inquiries to determine the cause of the crash.
Wreck: Ronaldo's ?200,000 Ferrari is a write off after the accident
Scene: Police are investigating the cause of the crash
The accident occurred just two days after Ronaldo had the supercar imported from his native Portugal into Britain.
Debris: The the front left wheel was scattered across the road
The V12 engined car does 0-62mph in just 3.7 seconds and is described by motoring experts as 'hugely fast with sensational acceleration.'
It was added to his fleet of cars which include a 150,000 pound blue Bentley Continental GTC convertible.
He has also been seen driving two Porsche Cayennes cloured black and silver, a BMW M6 and Porsche 911.
The incident took place in the tunnel which takes traffic under the airport runways between Wilmslow and Hale, Cheshire.
Onlooker Jody Lomax told the BBC: 'The Ferrari went straight into the wall, his front left-hand wheel came off and then Ronaldo got out of the car.
Uninjured: Ronaldo, who came on as a substitute in the final half hour in the 1-0 loss at Derby County on Wednesday, was back at training today .
'I was shocked. Anyway he was all right, he was walking - he was a bit shaken.'
'Obviously I was stunned at seeing a Ferrari go in the wall and seeing Ronaldo.
'He was obviously shaken, who wouldn't be? It's a shame about the car as well.'
A Manchester United spokesman said today: 'He was involved in an incident this morning. No other cars were involved.
'He's fine and is training as normal with the team this morning.'
The Old Trafford club confirmed that the incident had taken place and that the Ballon d'Or winner was unhurt.
A club spokesman said: "He was involved in an incident this morning. No other
cars were involved.
"He's fine and is training as normal with the team this morning."