STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - MAY 24: José Mourinho, head coach of Manchester United during the UEFA Europa League Final between Ajax and Manchester United at Friends Arena on May 24, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Nils Petter Nilsson/Getty Images)Nils Petter Nilsson/Getty Images

Jose Mourinho Claim Filed by Spanish Prosecutors over Alleged Tax Fraud

Gianni VerschuerenJun 20, 2017

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will become the latest high-profile subject of a tax fraud investigation by the Spanish government.

Per Reuters (h/t BBC Sport's Richard Conway), the prosecutor officially filed his claim on Tuesday:

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Mourinho released a statement on the accusations, per Dan Roan of BBC:

Mourinho was one of many Jose Mendes clients implicated in a tax fraud scandal uncovered by Football Leaks last year, per Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo Sports). The list also included Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who was officially charged earlier this month, per the Telegraph.

Per BBC News, the accusations against Ronaldo stem from activity between 2011 and 2014. Mourinho managed Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013.