The 30-year-old football player defrauded the Spanish authorities in 2013 of €490,000 (£436,000; $576,000) by using foreign firms to handle his earnings, according to Spain’s EFE new service.
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FIFPro and its affiliated player associations asked professional footballers to pick a team from the best players in world football last season
World champions France had eight players, one less than former holders Spain in international players’ association FIFPro’s 55-name shortlist for its World XI of 2018 award.
But there is no place for Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi.
Real Madrid Coach, Julen Lopetegui, says he does not expect the club to make any deadline day moves ahead of the transfer window closing later on Friday.
The World Player of the Year added another prize to his collection on Tuesday when his bicycle kick goal for Real Madrid away to Juventus in April won UEFA’s vote for the goal of the season.
Modrić picked up this latest accolade on stage in Monaco during the 2018/19 group stage draw.
The Real Madrid midfielder was crowned at the ceremony for the Champions League group stage draw on Thursday
UEFA uses two ranking systems for its club competitions, to determine seedings and slot allocation.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s bicycle kick against Juventus has been voted UEFA’s goal of the season.
Thibaut Courtois was expected to quickly assume the role of first choice goalkeeper for Real Madrid after arriving from Chelsea for 35 million euros this month.
Owen scored 262 goals in 571 career appearances for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Stoke City and England.
Ronaldo, who won the award last season, helped Real Madrid to a third consecutive Champions League title and finished as the competition’s top scorer with 15 goals.
Gareth Bale opened scoring for Real Madrid in their last three La Liga seasons, but every time he played a supporting role in Cristiano Ronaldo’s show.
It was the European champions’ first league game in the post Cristiano Ronaldo era, and they rose to the occasion
Atletico took the lead after only 49 seconds as Costa flicked a long ball forward to himself, shrugging off Sergio Ramos and powering past Raphael Varane before thumping a thunderbolt past Keylor Navas at the front post from what looked like an impossible angle
Barcelona star Lionel Messi said the club will “do everything possible” this season to prise the Champions League trophy away from arch rivals Real Madrid, who have won the competition each of the past three years.
The 41-year-old was admitted on Friday after reportedly suffering from pneumonia. Hospital sources told Spanish media that Ronaldo left on Tuesday.
It meant Gareth Bale’s similar effort in the Champions League final victory over Liverpool for Los Blancos was not among the nominees as the 11 on the list are each from one of UEFA’s 11 different competition’s from the previous season.
Simeone is suspended from the touchline for the match after being sent off in the UEFA Europa League semi-final match against Arsenal.