Jose Mourinho 'gets suspended jail sentence' for tax fraud

Spanish newspaper El Mundo reports that the Red Devils manager has reached an agreement with the state on a one-year suspended sentence.

As part of the charge, Mourinho has also reportedly been fined a sum of €2 million (£1.8 million or $2.3 million).

The former Real Madrid manager was accused of skipping tax to the tune of  €3.3m while he was in charge on Los Blancos.

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In June last year, Spanish authorities said Mourinho had under-declared image rights revenue for 2011 and 2012.

He will, however, not be serving any jail sentence because Spanish tax laws permit first-time offenders with less than two years sentence to be served on probation.

Meanwhile, this is not the first time that a big football personality has been accused of tax fraud in Spain.

Last year, Cristiano Ronaldo was also given a suspended jail term and a €18.8 million fine for evading tax.

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Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi was also accused of the same crime by Spanish tax authorities and has also since been serving a suspended jail sentence.