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Cristiano Ronaldo arrives with his partner Georgina Rodriguez to attend
the court hearing in Madrid
All smiles: Ronaldo outside court
Earlier, Ronaldo's former Real Madrid team mate Xabi Alonso walked in to face own tax fraud case with his hands deep in his suit pockets. "Yes, all good," was his only response to reporters' questions.
Ronaldo denied knowingly using a business structure to hide income
generated by his image rights in Spain
Ronaldo had to enter the courtroom through the front door after his request for special security measures to avoid the spotlight was denied on Monday.
Cristiano Ronaldo arrives with his partner Georgina Rodriguez to attend
the court hearing in Madrid
Portuguese
footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was fined almost €19 million ($21.6
million) for tax fraud on Tuesday but will avoid serving a 23-month
prison sentence after agreeing a deal.
Ronaldo, holding hands with his Spanish fiancee Georgina Rodriguez,
came out of the court room smiling, pausing to sign autographs before
leaving in a black van.
The 33-year-old Juventus forward, who played for Real Madrid from
2009-18, agreed to settle the case by paying an €18.8 million fine and
accepting a suspended jail sentence.
Under Spanish law, a first offender can serve anything less than a
two-year sentence under probation and Ronaldo will not have to go to
prison.
His court appearance lasted about 15 minutes as the five-times world
footballer of the year only needed to sign off on the previously settled
agreement.
All smiles: Ronaldo outside court
Earlier, Ronaldo's former Real Madrid team mate Xabi Alonso walked in to face own tax fraud case with his hands deep in his suit pockets. "Yes, all good," was his only response to reporters' questions.
Ronaldo denied knowingly using a business structure to hide income
generated by his image rights in Spain
Ronaldo had to enter the courtroom through the front door after his request for special security measures to avoid the spotlight was denied on Monday.