Introduction - Understanding the Importance of Tax within Football
Today, taxation has become an urgent topic in the football world.
However, the concern about taxes started with the internationalization of players’ transfers during the 1980s.
For the first time in history, we had well paid players, who were playing abroad with minimal knowledge of the relevant local tax law and taxation regulations. At the same time, it became more common for players to have their careers and personal lives managed by agents, friends and family members who also had a very limited knowledge of the importance of declaring and paying taxes properly.
A relevant example was Diego Maradona’s case. He was heavily persecuted and tax controlled by the...
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