Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho accused of Spanish tax fraud

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June 20, 2017 11:54 AM

Mourinho was the Real Madrid manager from 2010 to 2013.

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defrauding Spain out of a total of €3.3 million (£2.9 million, $3.6 million) in taxes between 2011 and 2012.

Since 2013, Mourinho has spent the past four years managing British football clubs — Chelsea from 2013 to 2015 and then Manchester United since 2016.

Mourinho is the latest high-profile person in football to be accused of tax fraud. On June 13, Spanish authorities have filed a lawsuit against Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo for an alleged €14.7 million (£13 million) tax fraud.

The Madrid prosecutor's office said Ronaldo, 32, used a "business structure" he created in 2010 to shelter income he received from image rights in the Virgin Islands from 2011 to 2014.

convicted of defrauding Spain of €4.1 million (£3.5 million) in taxes

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