16:46  ,  January 22, 2019

Ronaldo pleads guilty to tax fraud

Juventus’ Portugal star forward Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted his guilt in the tax fraud case.

The Spanish tax service had accused the former Real Madrid footballer of tax evasion totaling €14.7 million, from 2011 to 2014.

According to Football Italia, Ronaldo has been sentenced to 23 months in prison for tax fraud. But according to Spanish law, the 33-year-old player will avoid imprisonment and pay an €18.8m fine.

The captain of the Portuguese national squad played at Real between 2009 and 2018.

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