Ex-footballer Shearer in court over negligent financial advice
Alan Shearer is taking legal action against his former financial adviser after being given what he claims was negligent financial advice related to pension investments.
Football
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Spain indicts Cristiano Ronaldo on €14.7m tax fraud charges
Spain’s Prosecutor’s Office in Madrid has filed a tax fraud lawsuit against Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Spain urged to restore ‘Beckham’ tax law for footballers
Spanish club Real Madrid has called on the country’s tax authorities to reinstate the ‘Beckham law’ for foreign footballers following a string of high-profile tax fraud scandals, engulfing the biggest names in the sport.
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Newcastle Utd launches legal action against HMRC tax raids
A UK high court has banned HMRC from examining material seized from Newcastle United’s football stadium following a legal challenge mounted by the club.
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Cristiano Ronaldo faces possible tax fraud charges
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is facing possible tax fraud charges in Spain, days after fellow football legend and Spanish club rival Lionel Messi had his 21-month jail term for similar charges upheld.
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Spain upholds jail sentence against Lional Messi
Spain’s Supreme Court has upheld a 21-month jail term handed down last year to Barcelona football player Lionel Messi and his father, although the pair are unlikely to go to prison.
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French authorities raid soccer stars’ homes in tax probe
The homes of Paris Saint-Germain players Angel Di Maria and Javier Pastore were searched on Tuesday morning by French anti-corruption officers, in the latest tax fraud probe to rock the football industry.
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Colombia’s Falcao accused of €5.5m tax fraud in Spain
Colombian footballer Radamel Falcao faces trial for allegedly defrauding the Spanish Treasury of €5.5m (£4.7m, $6.2m).
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Chelsea is latest football club embroiled in HMRC tax probe
Chelsea is the latest Premier League football club to become involved in a £5m (€5.8m, $6.4m) HMRC investigation into tax fraud after Newcastle and West Ham were raided earlier this week.
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Newcastle and West Ham raided in HMRC tax fraud probe
HM Revenue & Customs has raided football clubs Newcastle and West Ham and locations in France following investigations into tax fraud.
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HMRC to visit top UK football clubs in tax-dodging probe
The UK tax office will visit all English Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premier League clubs in the next three years to review payments made to players amid a string of high-profile tax avoidance cases.
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Messi appeal against Spanish tax fraud sentence set for April
Argentinian football star Lionel Messi will appear in court in Spain next month to appeal the 21-month prison sentence he was handed for tax evasion last year.