Is Mourinho ready for Jail?

Spanish prosecutors have sentenced the ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid boss to 12 months in prison as part of a deal reached in a tax fraud case
Jose Mourinho has accepted a 12-month prison sentence and a fine of close to €2.2 million after admitting to tax fraud in Madrid – but will not serve time in jail.

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The 56-year-old Portuguese tactician was accused of evading paying in the region of €3.3m in taxes on image rights while he was head coach of Real Madrid. The Portuguese will not spend any time in prison as the sentence is for less than two years. In 2016, Mourinho’s representatives Gestifute released a statement insisting he was “fully compliant with tax obligations” after allegations of tax evasion first came to light via the whistleblowing platform ‘Football Leaks’’

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However, he struck a deal with Spanish prosecutors last year, which was ratified at a court on Tuesday. Jose Mourinho was in charge of Madrid from 2010 until the end of the 2012-13 season. The offences were alleged to have been committed between 2011 and 2012. It was reported last September that he had agreed to accept a one-year prison sentence and fine in order to bring the legal proceedings to an end.

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Speaking to reporters outside court in Pozuelo de Alarcon in November 2017, he said: “I did not answer, I did not argue. I paid and signed with the state that I am in compliance and the case is closed.”  Mourinho is one of the most successful coaches in modern European soccer, winning multiple league titles across Europe’s big 5 with Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Porto. He also won the Champions League in 2004 with Underdogs FC Porto and in 2010 with Inter Milan stunning Barcelona on the way to the Title.

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Mourinho was sacked in December by Manchester United Chief Executive, Ed Woodward, after the Premier League club, who won the last of their record 20 top flight league titles in 2013, endured their worst start to a season for 28 years. Jose Mourinho has been rumored to be set on a Real Madrid comeback this summer. Real Madrid Supremo,  Florentino Perez- who happens to be a big Jose Mourinho fan- has been reportedly said to be unimpressed with Santiago Solari’s methods and results.

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A number of prominent figures in football, including Legendary Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo, his ex-team-mate Marcelo and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, have been punished for tax offences in the last two years.

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