Ancelotti Gets Jail Term For Tax Evasion But Will Not Go To Prison

Brazil head Carlo Ancelotti has been sentenced to a twelvemonth successful situation by a Spanish tribunal for taxation evasion - but he will not person to service clip successful jail.

The erstwhile Chelsea and Everton leader was accused of failing to salary 1m euros (£830,000) successful taxation connected his net during his first spell successful complaint of Real Madrid from 2013 to 2015.

He will debar situation but does person to salary a good of 386,361.93 euros (£333,045.92).

Ancelotti, 66, ended a 2nd spell pinch Real astatine nan extremity of past play and took nan Brazil job.

Under Spanish law, immoderate condemnation nether 2 years for a non-violent crime seldom requires a suspect without erstwhile convictions to service jailhouse time.

Earlier this year, Ancelotti said he "never thought astir committing fraud" arsenic he testified successful court.

Ancelotti said he was offered a nett net of 6m euros (£5.1m) by Real and that he near nan building of it to his financial advisers.

"I thought it was rather normal because astatine that clip each nan players and nan erstwhile coach had [done nan same]," he said.

Ancelotti paid backmost nan indebtedness successful afloat successful December 2021.

Lionel Messi, past pinch Barcelona, was initially fixed a 21-month situation condemnation successful 2017, but this reward was past reduced to a good of 252,000 euros, pinch nary jailhouse word attached. Real striker Cristiano Ronaldo accepted an 18.8m euro good successful 2019.

Jose Mourinho, different erstwhile Chelsea boss, was fined 2.2m euros relating to taxation charges during his clip arsenic Real head from 2011-12.