Mourinho accused of tax fraud during Real Madrid stint
Manchester United boss José Mourinho
has been accused of tax fraud by Spanish prosecutors investigating his
time as Real Madrid's head coach.
The Portuguese manager is
accused of defrauding Spain of €3.3m (£2.9m; $3.6m) in taxes between
2011 and 2012. He has yet to comment on the claim.
A prosecutor says he did not declare income from the use of his image rights in order to get an "illicit benefit".
Other big names in football have been accused of tax fraud in Spain recently.
Mourinho: Still the special one?
Jose Mourinho's record in four leagues and Champions League
Those include Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who played under
Mr Mourinho and shares the same agent. The player is accused of
defrauding tax authorities of €14.7m, by also hiding his income from
image rights
.
He denies the accusations and is threatening to leave Spain. The Portugal international is set to give evidence in his case on 31 July.
Mr
Mourinho, 54, is accused of two counts of tax fraud - €1.6m in 2011 and
€1.7m in 2012. The Madrid prosecutor says the case was presented to a
local court.
Mourinho's major trophies
- Champions League twice, with Porto in 2003-04 and Inter Milan 2009-10
- Premier League three times with Chelsea in 2004-05, 2005-06, 2014-15
- La Liga title with Real Madrid in 2011-2012
Other footballers have been accused of tax fraud in Spain:
- Barcelona and Argentina footballer Lionel Messi was handed a 21-month suspended jail term. His father Jorge, who manages his finances, was also convicted
- Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano - also an Argentine - admitted tax fraud, escaping a jail term with a one-year suspended sentence
- Barcelona and Brazilian star Neymar is facing allegations of corruption and fraud over his transfer to the Spanish club in 2013 - a case which also involves his parents. Prosecutors allege the transfer cost much more than publicly declared, and that millions were concealed from authorities
- Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, was arrested in May as part of a money-laundering investigation
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