The Portuguese international was flashed by a speed camera zooming along the A5103 Princess Parkway towards Manchester in 2005.
The midfielder was snapped travelling at 60mph in a 40mph zone at 10.30pm on July 16.
He did not turn up to face the charges at the hearing at Manchester City Magistrates' Court and was not legally represented.
Prosecutor William Donnelly outlined the facts of the case against the footballer, who was identified by his full name, Cristiano Ronaldo Santos Aveiro.
He said Ronaldo's Porsche Cayenne was photographed by a speed camera racing along the road, close to the junction with Mauldeth Road West.
Prosecution
Mr Donnelly said a Notice of Intended Prosecution was posted to Ronaldo, of Stockport, Greater Manchester, and was returned signed.
He said: "In the document he admitted he was the driver of the vehicle at the material time." District judge Wendy Lloyd said she found the case proved in Ronaldo's absence.
She said: "In Mr Ronaldo's case there can be no credit at all for a guilty plea. The system has been manipulated in this case up until the last minute. The case now due to proceed is very old.
"The speed was 60mph in a 40mph zone, which was excessive speed. It is 50 per cent over the speed limit for that area but it does not reach the stage at which I would ask for Mr Ronaldo to be here in order for me to consider disqualification."
She ordered he be given six points on his licence and must pay a '500 fine plus '500 court costs.
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Wow !!
Should have fined him a weeks wages....just for the wink.
She ordered he be given six points on his licence and must pay a £500 fine plus £500 court costs.
WONDER IF HE'LL BE ALLOWED TO PAY IT AT £10 PER WEEK
He should've just paid the fine up front instead of pleading not guilty and dragging it. He gets paid like 125,000 pounds a week and he's too cheap to pay a speeding fine? Sheesh Ronaldo.
He should have been deported!
Another non-story. He signed and returned the Notice of Intended Prosecution stating he wouldn't contest the prosecution. It's hardly his fault if the Courts take six months to bring the matter to a conclusion. Maybe if he now refuses to pay the fine we can all start bleating, but give the lad a chance, Phoebe.
thats like me getting 6 points and a 30p fine...lol
Filling in an NIP DOES NOT mean that you are not contesting the prosecution. It simply gives the details of the driver, who would then either receive their own NIP, or a Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty, or, if the speed is too high, a summons.
i feel sorry for him he is v. goodlooking
I stand corrected.