Football: Spanish prosecutor indicts Ancelotti on suspicion of tax fraud

MADRID: Prosecutors in Madrid said on Monday they had indicted Italian soccer coach Carlo Ancelotti on suspicion of avoiding 1 million euros in taxes due for revenues from image rights while coaching Real Madrid between 2014-15.AdvertisementThe Madrid Community Prosecutor's office said in a statement Ancelotti had concealed revenues"intending to avoid his tax duties towards the public treasury with no justification.

As well as working for Real Madrid and Everton, Ancelotti has had trophy-laden spells at other European clubs including AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich. A former player who was capped 26 times for Italy and played in the 1990 World Cup, Ancelotti has won the Champions League three times as a coach, twice with AC Milan and once with Real Madrid.

Big name players like Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina's Lionel and, more recently, Brazilian-Spanish player Diego Costa, have also been sued in tax cases, as has Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho.Representatives for Ancelotti could not be reached and there was no immediate comment from Everton on the case.

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