US EditionSpanish court sentences Carlo Ancelotti to one-year prison term for tax fraud
- On July 9, 2025, a Spanish court handed Carlo Ancelotti a one-year prison sentence and imposed a fine of 386,361 euros for tax evasion related to his time managing Real Madrid in 2014.
- The charge stems from accusations that Ancelotti avoided paying around one million euros in taxes on image-rights income by using a company in the Virgin Islands.
- Ancelotti repaid the debt in full by December 2021 and denied any intention to evade tax, asserting he followed Real Madrid's legal and tax advice during his first managerial spell from 2013 to 2015.
- Spanish law typically suspends prison terms under two years for first-time, non-violent offenders like Ancelotti, and similar high-profile football figures such as Messi and Ronaldo have faced fines without serving jail time.
- Ancelotti, a highly successful coach who recently left Real Madrid in May 2025 to manage Brazil, is expected to avoid imprisonment but will face a fine and a three-year period without eligibility for public aid in Spain.
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Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti sentenced to one-year jail term in Spain over tax fraud
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court on Wednesday sentenced Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti to a one-year prison term for tax fraud when he was Real Madrid manager in 2014.
Carlo Ancelotti, current coach of the Brazilian team, received a one-year prison sentence in Spain for a crime of tax fraud committed in 2014, when he was directing Real Madrid.In addition, he will have to pay a fine of €387,000 and will not be able to receive subsidies or public aid for three years.Christian Ronaldo sentenced to pay 3.2 million euros for tax fraudThe Spanish justice system passed this sentence after verifying that Ancelotti did…
The former coach of Real Madrid was found guilty of tax fraud related to the 2014 financial year, although he was acquitted for the 2015 financial year. He will also have to pay a fine of more than 386,000 euros. The Spanish court decided. Carlo Ancelotti, a former emblematic coach of Real Madrid, was sentenced to one year's suspended imprisonment for tax fraud in respect of the 2014 fiscal year. The 30th Chamber of the Provincial Court of Madri…
Court Convicts Brazil National Team Coach Of Tax Fraud
Brazil national team coach Carlo Ancelotti has been sentenced to a year jail term by a Spanish court for failing to pay tax on his image-rights revenues when he was Real Madrid manager in 2014. He was accused of failing to pay 1m euros (£830,000) in tax on his salary during his first spell in charge of Real Madrid from 2013 to 2015. He will avoid prison but he is expected to pay a fine of 386,361.93 euros (£333,045.92). According to Spanish law,…
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