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05 Feb 19
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Ex-Manchester United boss José Mourinho has agreed a prison term in Spain for tax fraud but will not go to jail.
A one-year prison sentence will instead be exchanged for a fine of €182,500 (£160,160). That will be added to a separate fine of €2m.
Spain rarely enforces sentences of less than two years for non-violent or first-time offenders.
He was accused of owing €3.3m to Spanish tax authorities from his time managing Real Madrid in 2011-2012.
Prosecutors said he had created offshore companies to manage his image rights and hide the earnings from tax officials.
Image rights cover the use of a person's likeness, voice, signature and mannerisms - and can be very lucrative for footballers and managers.
Mr Mourinho's move to Manchester United in 2016 was even delayed after it emerged his previous team Chelsea owned the trademark to his name.
Spanish prosecutors said that Mr Mourinho, a Portuguese national, had set up multiple business entities in the British Virgin Islands and elsewhere to manage his image rights.
They argued that was designed to obscure his financial gain from such deals - and he left it undeclared in his tax statements after he moved to Spain.
He is the latest high-profile football personality to strike a deal with Spanish authorities, which are pursuing a crackdown on tax evasion or fraud by the country's many resident star players.
Mourinho pinches the bridge of his nose while standing on the field in this shallow depth of field shot from a football stadiumImage
Mourinho reacts during the Manchester-Fulham match in December, weeks before leaving the manager's job
In January, Cristiano Ronaldo accepted a fine of €18.8m and a suspended 23-month jail sentence, in a case which was also centred around tax owed on image rights.
He was playing for Real Madrid at the time of the offence between 2010 and 2014 - the same team Mr Mourinho was managing at the time of his own tax violation.
Unlike the Ronaldo case, Spanish media were not told about Tuesday's hearing, so there was no crowd to meet the former Manchester United manager, who lost his job in December.
Ronaldo fined €18.8m over tax evasion
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Another former Real Madrid star, Xabi Alonso, is also facing charges over alleged tax fraud amounting to about €2m, though he denies any wrongdoing.
Marcelo Vieira, who still plays for the club, accepted a four-month suspended jail sentence last September over his use of foreign firms to handle almost half a million euros in earnings.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Neymar have also found themselves embroiled in legal battles with the Spanish tax authorities.
As in many of the cases, Mr Mourinho's deal which spared him from prison had been agreed in advance with tax officials.
Mr Mourinho's representatives have declined to comment.
A one-year prison sentence will instead be exchanged for a fine of €182,500 (£160,160). That will be added to a separate fine of €2m.
Spain rarely enforces sentences of less than two years for non-violent or first-time offenders.
He was accused of owing €3.3m to Spanish tax authorities from his time managing Real Madrid in 2011-2012.
Prosecutors said he had created offshore companies to manage his image rights and hide the earnings from tax officials.
Image rights cover the use of a person's likeness, voice, signature and mannerisms - and can be very lucrative for footballers and managers.
Mr Mourinho's move to Manchester United in 2016 was even delayed after it emerged his previous team Chelsea owned the trademark to his name.
Spanish prosecutors said that Mr Mourinho, a Portuguese national, had set up multiple business entities in the British Virgin Islands and elsewhere to manage his image rights.
They argued that was designed to obscure his financial gain from such deals - and he left it undeclared in his tax statements after he moved to Spain.
He is the latest high-profile football personality to strike a deal with Spanish authorities, which are pursuing a crackdown on tax evasion or fraud by the country's many resident star players.
Mourinho pinches the bridge of his nose while standing on the field in this shallow depth of field shot from a football stadiumImage
Mourinho reacts during the Manchester-Fulham match in December, weeks before leaving the manager's job
In January, Cristiano Ronaldo accepted a fine of €18.8m and a suspended 23-month jail sentence, in a case which was also centred around tax owed on image rights.
He was playing for Real Madrid at the time of the offence between 2010 and 2014 - the same team Mr Mourinho was managing at the time of his own tax violation.
Unlike the Ronaldo case, Spanish media were not told about Tuesday's hearing, so there was no crowd to meet the former Manchester United manager, who lost his job in December.
Ronaldo fined €18.8m over tax evasion
Why are Spanish football stars in legal trouble?
How to hide your cash
Another former Real Madrid star, Xabi Alonso, is also facing charges over alleged tax fraud amounting to about €2m, though he denies any wrongdoing.
Marcelo Vieira, who still plays for the club, accepted a four-month suspended jail sentence last September over his use of foreign firms to handle almost half a million euros in earnings.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Neymar have also found themselves embroiled in legal battles with the Spanish tax authorities.
As in many of the cases, Mr Mourinho's deal which spared him from prison had been agreed in advance with tax officials.
Mr Mourinho's representatives have declined to comment.
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He got a jail sentence !
That is the headline ! ......he has bought his way out of it !
He got a jail sentence !
That is the headline ! ......he has bought his way out of it !
I always thought he was a sc*m-bag....like a petulant 14 year old !
themightymac
05 Feb 19 15:11
Joined: 05 Apr 02 | Topic/replies: 24,274 | Blogger: themightymac's blog
The more money the get, the greedier they get.
Unfortunately very true
He failed at Man U, although he did leave the Man U team, much stronger than he arrived.
But he had to go because his relationship with hos own player had broken down.
This happens previously at Chelsea, at the time people blamed John Terry and Chelsea dressing room,
but its was Mourinho's failure after all, this rather proves it.
He has had success in the past, tbf.
05 Feb 19 15:11
Joined: 05 Apr 02 | Topic/replies: 24,274 | Blogger: themightymac's blog
The more money the get, the greedier they get.
Unfortunately very true
He failed at Man U, although he did leave the Man U team, much stronger than he arrived.
But he had to go because his relationship with hos own player had broken down.
This happens previously at Chelsea, at the time people blamed John Terry and Chelsea dressing room,
but its was Mourinho's failure after all, this rather proves it.
He has had success in the past, tbf.
Fake news from spotty ,has this ever happened before ? Who are these fake news forum bots ? What’s it all about ???
It’s a horrible form of internet ADHD ,incurable and very contagious .
People like Mourinho, Messi and Ronaldo could afford to pay 90% tax and still live the rest of their lives in fabulous luxury. The fact they can't cope with 45% and feel the need to keep back a few extra meaningless million is repulsive. They are greedy, grasping avaricious low-lifes.
These are just the famous ones - there are hundreds of bankers, judges, execs, you've never heard of, plus entertainers and others doing exactly the same.
If they thought about it in just monetary tetms, it'd be less of an issue.
So instead of "I don't see why I should pay so much tax" (not getting that it's because they earn obscene unjustified money).
They could say, "Bloody hell, I've still got more money than I could ever spend! Even after tax I couldn't possibly want for anything, or even spend it all".
A lot of it is because of 'advisors' and accountants, who can also get on the greedy train by "saving on some tax payouts"
So instead of "I don't see why I should pay so much tax" (not getting that it's because they earn obscene unjustified money).
They could say, "Bloody hell, I've still got more money than I could ever spend! Even after tax I couldn't possibly want for anything, or even spend it all".
A lot of it is because of 'advisors' and accountants, who can also get on the greedy train by "saving on some tax payouts"
He wont see a day of that inside 
I don't see the point in reporting any of this rubbish tbh
Other than its selling the sheep the idea about a digital currency, eh they can't do this if you buy into our digital currency
I don't see the point in reporting any of this rubbish tbh
Other than its selling the sheep the idea about a digital currency, eh they can't do this if you buy into our digital currency
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