On Tuesday, Cristiano Ronaldo became the latest football star to be accused of tax fraud. A formal lawsuit was filed against the Real Madrid ace for defrauding the government of €14.7m.
Although the 32-year-old is innocent until proven guilty, the recent charge will damage both the player’s image and his club – just ask Barca and Messi. Nonetheless, according to El Confidencial, Los Blancos took measures to distance themselves from their star attacker’s legal problem.
The report claims that the Champions League holders contacted several news outlet in Spain with an important request: don’t feature Cristiano in a Real Madrid jersey in your coverage of his lawsuit.
A number of reports back in Spain used pictures of Cristiano in a Portugal jersey – whether by coincidence or under Los Blancos’ influence remains unknown. Now the club must help the Ballon d’Or favorite fight the charges and clear his name.
Ronaldo is currently with the national side. After guiding Les Merenues to a 12th Champions League crown, he joined up with Fernando Santos for the World Cup qualifiers.
Portugal, winners of Euro 2016, are now gearing up for the FIFA Confederations Cup, kicking off this Saturday.
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