ROME, April 18 — Juventus must pay Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo €9.7 million (RM49.5 million) in back wages for the 2020-21 season, the Italian courts announced yesterday.

The Court of Arbitration, to which Ronaldo appealed, “orders Juventus Turin to pay the sum of €9,774,166.66”, plus interest and procedural costs, it stated in its decision.