Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday denied hiding millions of euros in offshore accounts in efforts to avoid the tax man.
An international consortium of media organizations claimed that a huge data leak involving 18 million documents showed Portuguese skipper Ronaldo hid 150 million euros from image rights in a British Virgin Islands tax haven.
According to the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) consortium, Mourinho is said to have concealed 12 million euros in a Swiss account owned by a British Virgin Islands company.
But Gestifute, a firm representing the two men, has rejected allegations of facilitating tax evasion.
Also, Cristiano Ronaldo's agent has released a document that allegedly shows the player is in compliance with Spain's tax authority. The document published by company Gestifute, ran by Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes, allegedly shows that Spanish fiscal authorities certify that the player is "up to date on his oblifations."
The document's release comes a day after European media outlets released what it claimed were details of apparent tax arrangements made by top players and coaches, including Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho and Mesut Özil.
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