Angel Di Maria found an agreement with the Spanish tax authorities regarding his prosecution for fiscal crimes. According to the prosecution, he committed fraud to avoid a EUR 1.2 million payment for image rights for the financial periods of 2012 and 2013, when he played for Real Madrid. The player succeeded in rebutting the similar accusations for 2011 but in his turn, he will be obliged to pay the rest of the money defrauded with an additional 65% fine.
His case was decided in a similar way to the that of Javier Mascherano, who also closed his issue in the “fast way”. In total, with just over EUR 2 million and admitting to two tax offenses, Di Maria could settle the charges without a possible penalty of...
Why not join us?
Football Legal is an independent media publishing football law contents on a daily basis dedicated to all football law practitioners (lawyers, clubs, federations, intermediaries, football stakeholders, etc.).
Register today and stay tuned to the latest legal news.
Get started
