Cristiano Ronaldo has 'full confidence' of Real Madrid after tax fraud charge
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Published 14/06/2017 at 10:38 GMT
Real Madrid have released a statement giving their 'full confidence' to Cristiano Ronaldo after a lawsuit was filed against him by prosecuters based in Spain.
Cristiano Ronaldo concentrado con Portugal
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The lawsuit was issued on Tuesday accusing Ronaldo of defrauding tax authorities of €14.7 million.
The statement read:
Real Madrid C.F have full confidence in our player Cristiano Ronaldo, who we understand has acted in accordance with the legality regarding the fulfilment of his fiscal obligations. Since his arrival at Real Madrid C.F in July 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo has always shown a clear will to fulfil all his tax obligations. Real Madrid C.F. are absolutely convinced that our player, Cristiano Ronaldo, will prove his total innocence in this process. Real Madrid C.F. hope that justice is done as quickly as possible so that his innocence can be proven as soon as possible.
The prosecutor's office said the Real Madrid forward had knowingly used a business structure created in 2010 to allegedly hide his image rights income in Spain between 2011 and 2014.
This involved a "voluntary" failure to comply with his tax obligations in Spain, the statement from the office's economic crimes section said. The four counts of tax fraud were based on a report from Spain's tax agency, it said in a statement.
Ronaldo denied the accusations through his representatives late on Tuesday.
"There is no tax evasion scheme ... There has never been any hiding nor any intention to hide anything," Gestifute, the agency representing the player, said in a statement.
Additional reporting from Reuters
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