Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been summoned to appear before a Spanish judge in July for tax fraud in Spain, and soccer coach Jose Mourinho may be next.
Ronaldo is now on worldwide duty with Portugal at the Confederations Cup and was named man of the match after heading home his side's winning goal against the hosts Russian Federation.
In three years with Real Madrid, Mourinho won La Liga in 2012 and the Spanish Cup in 2011.
In a statement, the state prosecutor said Mourinho committed two counts of tax fraud in 2011 and 2012.
Ronaldo, through his personal branding agent Jorge Mendes - who also represents Mourinho in offering to public and private organizations the for-profit right to use his image in advertisements - has denied any wrongdoing.
On Tuesday, Ronaldo was told to appear before a judge for questioning on July 31.
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League semifinals first leg soccer match in May.
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Messi and his father were also fined 2 million euros each after they avoided paying 4.1 million euros in taxes.
According to the same Reuters reports, the famous football player is being accused of giving up his image rights to Tollin Associates Ltd, a company based in the British Virgin Islands.
The guilty pleas of Di Maria, Mascherano and Messi, however, would suggest this is not always the case and Mourinho and Ronaldo will need to be certain the offshore companies they set up to receive their image-rights payments are entirely legitimate.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi was sentenced to a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09 million euro fine past year for tax fraud.
The allegations have led to uncertainty about the 32-year-old's future at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Manchester United linked as a possible destination should he opt to leave Spain.
Mourinho was one of many Jose Mendes clients implicated in a tax fraud scandal uncovered by Football Leaks past year, per Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo Sports).
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