World famous football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, has found himself surrounded by a new controversy as he is accused of tax evasion.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo, considered to be one of the best footballers of all time, has been accused of tax evasion.
According to Agence France Presse, AFP, the Real Madrid star was on Tuesday accused of a 14.7 million euro tax evasion through offshore companies, the public prosecutor’s office in Madrid announced.
The Portuguese footballer was accused of “four crimes against the public treasury between 2011-14… which involves tax fraud of 14,768,897 euros ($16.5m, £12.9m)”, the office said in a statement.