Jose Mourinho was yesterday accused by Spanish authorities of failing to pay €3.3 million (S$5.1 million) in taxes at Real Madrid, as the Spanish club's star player Cristiano Ronaldo was summoned to appear before a judge next month.
Angel Di Maria agreed to a deal with Spain's state prosecutor on Wednesday in which the former Real Madrid forward admitted to two counts of tax fraud of nearly 1.3 million euros ($1.4 million) in exchange for a lighter sentence.
Cristiano Ronaldo has made a decision to "reconsider" plans to depart Real Madrid this summer after being won over by reassuring comments from club president Florentino Perez, seemingly ending Manchester United's hopes of re-signing him.
A four-time Ballon d'Or victor, the 32-year-old Ronaldo is the top European soccer player. The state prosecutor based the accusations on information provided by Spain's Tax Office, which indicate that Mourinho used shell companies in the Virgin Islands and Ireland to "hide profits made from image rights". Cristiano is a good guy, I will have to talk with Cristiano and see what's happening.
A prosecutor said he did not declare income from the use of his image rights in order to get an "illicit benefit".
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The player led Real Madrid to victory in both Spanish and European competition titles, namely La Liga and Champions League.
Ronaldo is now on duty for Portugal at the Confederations Cup in Russian Federation which ends on July 2.
Why are Spanish football stars in legal trouble? He always told me he is at ease in Real Madrid. He also won the Champions League twice with Porto (2004) and Inter Milan (2010).
Allegations of tax fraud - denied by Ronaldo - have thrown the four-time Ballon d'Or winner's future up in the air, with former club Manchester United linked.
Spanish prosecutors said on Tuesday that the Portuguese manager owes Spanish tax authorities 3.3 million euros (£2.9m), a Madrid prosecutor said in a statement, adding it had presented a claim to a local court.
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