(UTV|COLOMBO) – Former Liverpool and Real Madrid star Xabi Alonso is facing a possible five-year jail term after Spanish authorities accused him of tax fraud.
Prosecutors say he owes nearly €2m ($2.4m; £1.7m) in tax related to earnings from his image rights that he failed to declare.
The income relates to the period from 2010 to 2012, when the former Spanish international was playing for Real Madrid.
Mr Alonso, 36, denies any wrongdoing.
The same sentence is being sought for the player’s financial adviser, Ivan Zaldua, as well as the manager of the Portuguese company he allegedly used to avoid tax.
Courtesy: BBC Sport
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