THIS is the moment a fan hoping for a selfie with Cristiano Ronaldo gets bundled away by seven bodyguards as he rushes up to the footballer in a security scare.
Local reports said the man posed as a journalist to get into an area reserved for press as the Real Madrid star and team-mates reached their hotel in the Cypriot capital Nicosia ahead of the Spanish sides Champions League clash with APOEL.
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Footage of the dramatic moment showed the 32-year-old - who has recently become a father for the fourth time - staring at the unnamed local as he ran towards him with his mobile phone in his hand.
One security guard warded him off before he could reach the striker before others put themselves between the baseball-cap wearing fan and Cristiano.
The footballer, hoping to end a goal drought which continued on Saturday in his teams 0-0 draw against rivals Atletico Madrid, did not look back as the man was bundled away.
The incident coincided with a state visit by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is staying at the same hotel as the Real Madrid footballers, meaning there is maximum security there at the moment.
Last month a fan wearing a Real Madrid shirt jumped over a barrier fence to invade the pitch and reach Cristiano during the Spanish sides away match against Getafe.
He was later described by one Spanish news website in an unconfirmed report as a Syrian refugee who was trying to persuade the footballer to help him bring his family to Spain.
Getafe security guards had to intervene to take him away.
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