Mourinho refutes tax fraud accusations

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The Argentinian global defrauded the Spanish government to a sum of £1.14 million during his four-year spell with Real Madrid between 2010 and 2014.

Prosecutors said he had failed to declare revenues from his image rights in his Spanish income tax declarations from 2011 and 2012, "with the aim of obtaining illicit profits".

Cristiano Ronaldo's tax problems might be coming to an end soon, as he is reportedly agreeing to pay a multi-million euro fine to the Spanish government after defrauding them for years.

CR7 is now involved in a case opened by the Madrid Prosecutor's Office for an alleged tax fraud worth 14.7 million euros.

Speaking at an event in Belfast, Ferdinand is quoted by the Manchester Evening News as saying "I hope" he comes back to United having left for a then world-record £80m in 2009. To this date, neither the Spanish tax authorities, nor the public prosecutor have contacted Jose Mourinho or his advisers, who were hired for the inspection process.

Real Madrid star Ronaldo was last week accused of evading 14.7 million euros through offshore companies and will appear before a judge on July 31, judicial sources told AFP.

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The Portugal forward has strenuously denied the allegations and threatened to quit the country.

Barcelona's Lionel Messi was sentenced to a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09 million euro fine a year ago for tax fraud.

Manchester United and Chelsea have both made offers to sign James Rodriguez from Real Madrid this summer, according to reports in Spain.

The 29-year-old is the latest big name in football to be investigated by the Spanish authorities. Along with Di Maria, all of the above are linked through Portuguese super agent Jorge Mendes.

In Spain, sentences of under two years are normally suspended. Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano, among others, have already been convicted.

Spain with Barcelona and Argentina footballer Lionel Messi was handed a 21-month suspended jail term previous year and Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano - also an Argentine - has admitted tax fraud.

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