Cristiano Ronaldo accused of dodging tax authorities

Dunya News

The Real Madrid forward is accused of evading tax of 14.7m euros from 2011 to 2014

WEB DESK - Portuguese professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of defrauding the authorities of millions of euros in tax as was revealed by the international media reports.

As per details, the prosecutor s office in Madrid is reported to have filed a lawsuit against the Portuguese player.

The Real Madrid forward is accused of evading tax of 14.7m euros (£13m; $16m) from 2011 to 2014.

It is also worth mentioning here that the world s highest-paid sports celebrity had previously revealed that he was not worried about tax investigations as there was nothing to hide on his behalf.

The tax authorities have accused that he purposely used a business structure in order to hide income made from his image rights.

Cristiano has completely denied the allegations while talking to a radio program quite recently.

Ronaldo is the world s highest-paid sportsperson he earned $93m (£72.05m) from salary, bonuses and endorsements last year.