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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during a friendly soccer match between Portugal and Algeria in Lisbon, Portugal, Thursday, June 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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Cristiano Ronaldo Accepts 2-Year Suspended Prison Sentence in Tax Case

Christopher Simpson
Jun 15, 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly accepted a two-year suspended prison sentence and will have to pay โ‚ฌ18.8 million to the Spanish treasury to settle his tax fraud case.

According to El Mundo (h/t RT), Ronaldo accepted four fiscal offences before the Tax Agency, each of which carries a punishment of six months in prison.ย 

Ronaldo was accused last year of evading โ‚ฌ14.7 million in tax, but in Spain, prison sentences of two years or less do not have to be served by those without a prior criminal record.

The news dropped just hours before Portugal's opening match of the World Cup against Spain:

Former MLS footballer Jimmy Conrad enjoyed the timing of it all:

While it's hardly ideal ahead of the crucial Group B match, it could be a weight off Ronaldo's shoulders to have the matter put behind him.

The issue has been hanging over him for a year, but it didn't stop him racking up 44 goals in all competitions for Real Madrid last season.

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