By Reuters
Last Updated: 13/06/17 11:18am
Cristiano Ronaldo is alleged to have defrauded Spanish authorities of 14.7m euros between 2011 and 2014
Spain’s Prosecutor’s Office in Madrid has filed a tax fraud lawsuit against Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is alleged to have defrauded Spanish authorities of 14.7m euros between 2011 and 2014.
In a statement, the prosecutor’s office said Ronaldo had knowingly used a “business structure” created in 2010 to hide his income in Spain from his image rights.
The lawsuit is based on a report sent to the prosecutor’s office from Spain’s tax agency AEAT, it said.
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