
Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti on trial in Madrid on Wednesday for alleged tax fraud, April 2, 2025. —AFP
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Madrid: Real Madrid coach Carlo Aniloty on Wednesday refused to deliberately commit tax fraud on the opening day of his trial, which allegedly failed to declare income to the Spanish tax office, which is a recent report in the country.
Prosecutors want to employ a four -year -old jail period for 65 -year -old Italian, and alleged that he failed to pay more than one million euros ($ 1.1 million) due to unpaid income from photo rights in 2014 and 2015 during his first magic at the club.
He says that Ansloti – who, as a coach, has won a record five Champions League trophies, which included three with Real Madrid – only reported the salary that he was paid by the club and left his taxes in his tax declarations during that period.
Prosecutors alleged that it established a “confusion” and “complicated” system of shell companies to hide their extra income during this time through their image rights and other sources like real estate.
Ansloti told the High Court of Justice in Madrid that a firm was set up on the club’s advice to collect 15 % of its annual salary of six million euros annually in image rights.
Ensaloti added that he never realized that he was allowed to pay less tax.
Real Madrid’s coach said, “I never realized that nothing was right”.
“At that time, all the players and coaches were doing this, it seemed like it was to do the right thing,” he said.
“When the club suggests this to me, I contacted Real Madrid my adviser. I didn’t deal with it because I was never paid like this.”
Anslotti’s son David, who served as Assistant Manager in Real Madrid, and his wife, Marian Barnna also took the stand, while his stepdaughter Chloe McKali answered questions through a video link in Los Angeles.
The real coach said he was “good” and was “easily” at the end of the first day of the trial “easily”.
The trial continues on Thursday. The parties can reach the outside of the court at any point of the process.
The previous cases related to footballers have faced suspended sentences, often through a settlement outside the court.
Spain has cracked down on football stars in recent years who have not paid.
Mourinho was sentenced to one year after arriving at a tax fraud request in 2019.
Both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were found guilty of tax evasion and were sentenced to jail, who was first forgiven for being guilty.
– Shakira Settlement –
Colombia superstar artist Shakira agreed to a three -year suspension sentence in 2023 and paid 7.3 million euros for fixing the tax fraud case and avoiding the trial.
Prosecutors accused the “hips scolding lying” singer on income between 2012 and 2014 accused the Spanish state of cheating 14.5 million euros, the allegations denied, saying that Spain had just gone to full time in 2015.
She was in a relationship with Barcelona’s protector, Gerard Pick.
Enlotti took over Real Madrid in May 2015 before the appointment of Baren Munich next year.
Former Italy International Midfielder, who won the European Cup twice with AC Milan, later managed Nepuli and Everton before returning to Real Madrid in 2021.
In addition to its success in the Champions League, he has won the Domestic League with Madrid and Milan in France, with Chelsea, with Germany, with Baren Munich, with Baren Munich, with Germany, with Germany, with Germany.