Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has donated 7 million euros (£5m) to help the aid effort in Nepal, according to reports in France.

French sports magazine So Foot said the 30-year-old forward handed the sum of money to the charitable organisation Save the Children, which is helping survivors of the earthquake that struck the Asian country last month.

Last month Ronaldo also called upon his vast Facebook following of over 100 million people to donate to the children's charity.

Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid training on Friday at their Valdebebas training ground

The 30-year-old forward working alongside his French team-mate Karim Benzema (left)

Nepalese villagers look on during an evacuating operation after the devastating earthquake hit

Damaged houses are seen from an Indian Helicopter in Khanigaun, Nepal following the earthquake

It is by no means the first charitable act by Ronaldo, who is believed to have paid for a 10-month old boy to have brain surgery last year.

And in 2004 he flew to the aid of Indonesian tsunami victims after he saw footage of a young man wearing a Portugal shirt with his name on the back.

On the pitch, Ronaldo is preparing with Real Madrid to face Valencia in La Liga on Saturday night, before the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Juventus on Wednesday.

Ronaldo scored in the 2-1 first-leg defeat in Turin, leveling after former team-mate Alvaro Morata had opened the scoring, before Carlos Tevez scored to give Juventus a lead.

Ronaldo scored as Real Madrid lost 2-1 to Juventus in their Champions League semi-final first leg