London, July 23 : The Italian babe Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo dumped his ex girlfriend Nereida Gallardo for has been revealed, and her name is Letizia Filippi.

Manchester United ace Ronaldo is said to have met the TV presenter and model at a yacht party. According to reports, he fell hook, line and sinker for Filippi.

As per reports from Italian newspapers, Filippi, 30, had snared the right-winger right in front of Gallardo, and one even claimed that the model had fixed him with a "gaze that melted him like an icicle in the sun".

Ronaldo was so bewitched by the beauty that he sent her flowers and met her several times. When Filippi was asked about him, she laughed and revealed that she liked meeting him.

"We had dinner together with friends. It's not bad knowing Ronaldo," the Sun quoted her as saying.

Filippi's agent added: "They're very good friends. It's early stages. She's going to LA shortly."

ANI