09/07/2025
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09/07/2025
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MADRID, July 9, (AP): A Spanish court on Wednesday sentenced Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti to a one-year prison term for tax fraud when he was Real Madrid manager in 2014. The Madrid court also fined Ancelotti €386,000 ($452,187). Ancelotti is the latest in a string of major soccer profiles to face a crackdown by Spanish authorities over unpaid taxes, although none have been sent to prison so far.
In Spain, a judge can suspend a sentence of less than two years for first-time offenders. Neither Brazil’s soccer confederation nor Ancelotti’s press officer responded to requests for comment from The Associated Press. Ancelotti is one of soccer’s most successful coaches. He is the only coach to have won the Champions League five times, three with Madrid and twice with AC Milan, and the only coach to have won domestic league titles in England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and France.
