Manchester United coach Mourinho accused of $4.8m tax fraud

Spanish prosecutors have accused Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho of two counts of tax fraud dating back to when he coached Real Madrid.

Key points:

• Counts result from incorrect information provided in previous tax dispute settlement
• Mourinho paid $1.7m tax penalty in 2014
• Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo also faces tax hearing

The Portuguese manager owes Spanish tax authorities 3.3 million euros ($4.8 million), a Madrid prosecutor said in a statement, adding it had presented a claim to a local court.

Mourinho left Real Madrid in 2013 to manage English club Chelsea for a second spell before signing with United in 2016.

Prosecutors said he had failed to declare revenues from his image rights in his Spanish income tax declarations from 2011 and 2012 “with the aim of obtaining illicit profits”.

They said Mourinho had already settled a previous claim relating to his Spanish taxes, which resulted in a penalty of 1.15 million euros ($1.7 million) in 201

Source: Jose Mourinho: Tax fraud accusations levelled at Manchester United coach by Spanish prosecutors – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)