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Cristiano Ronaldo says his Real Madrid future "still hasn't been resolved"

Image: Cristiano Ronaldo: Yet to sign new deal with Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Real Madrid remains unclear, after the forward refused to confirm reports from Spain that he has agreed a new five-year contract with the club.

Ronaldo is in Los Angeles with the Madrid squad for their tour of the USA. Ancelotti's side have won both games they have played in the United States so far this summer, against LA Galaxy and Everton respectively in the Guinness Champions Cup. On Wednesday they will face Chelsea in the final of the tournament, a match which pits Blues manager Jose Mourinho against his old club, a little more than two months after he and Madrid parted ways. Mourinho gave an interview to ESPN at the weekend, in which he declared: "Madrid is politics. Madrid is not about football, Madrid is not about sport." He also belittled his compatriot Ronaldo, by declaring that "the real Ronaldo" was the former Brazil, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Barcelona forward, with whom he worked during his period as a translator and assistant coach at Barcelona between 1996 and 1997. Asked what he had made of his former coach's comments, Ronaldo responded: "There are some things in life that don't deserve any mention. This is one of those things and I won't comment on it for obvious reasons. I always respect my coaches and try to learn from them. As we say in Portugal: 'I don't spit on the plate I eat on.' That's how I feel. I prefer to try and remember the positive side [to Mourinho]." And Ronaldo denied that Madrid will be desperate to get one over their former boss when they meet Chelsea in Miami. He declared: "We are facing Chelsea, not their coach. Athough it's like any other game, we want to win."

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