The trial for tax evasion Contra Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid coachHe was opened in a Spanish court. Public ministries accuse the legendary Italian, 65 years old defraud A million euros in 2014 and 2015 in the state. The prosecutor’s office asks for a prison sentence of up to four years And nine months for two positions of tax fraud.
Ancelottiwhich maintains its innocence, is accused of using ghost companies To hide your real income, presumably using a company with Headquarters in the Virgin Islands This was not dedicated to any activity in good faith. When Ancelotti entered the courtroom on Wednesday, the journalists asked him if he trusted the judicial system, which he replied “I CE i IT”.
When he was accused for the first time last yearHe proclaimed his innocence, claiming that he was not a tax resident in Spain during a part of the period of time in question, declarations that public ministries refuted. “I have already paid the fine, the money has it and now the lawyers are talking to try to find a solution,” said Ancelotti in March 2024, adding it “Let’s see what the judge says.”
‘Carletto’, 65, He is one of the most vigilant coaches in the world of footballAnd he led his teams to win the Champions League five times, a record. Ancelotti won two championships with Real Madrid And another with AC Milan. He is also the only coach who won the championship titles in England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France.
Football stars with tax problems
The Ancelotti case It is the last of a series of legal battles between high -level football figures and the Spanish authorities, who are adopting energy measures against unpaid taxes, Although so far no accused has been sent to prison.
In 2019, the former Madrid director José Mourinho received a suspended penalty of one year After reaching a declaration of guilt for tax fraud. Star Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo players were also declared guilty of tax fraud in Spain. Like Ancelotti, the three have been accused of using script companies Out of Spain to hide revenue from image rights.
Ronaldo agreed to pay a fine of almost 19 million euros in 2019And a two -year conditional phrase was imposed that was not to serve. Messi and his father were also sentenced To disappoint 4.1 million euros to the treasure, but, like Ronaldo, they have avoided a prison sentence to pay great fines.
In Spain, a judge can suspend a sentence of less than two years for those who outline for the first time. Some fraud defendants have reached agreements with the treasure And he accepted their fault to reduce their pain.
