Ronaldo faces the risk of receiving 5 years in prison for tax evasion

The Spanish Finance Ministry (GESTHA) supports the tax authority's investigation into the Real Madrid superstar.

Cristiano Ronaldo is accused of evading between $9 and $17 million in taxes between 2011 and 2013. According to GESTHA, with each year of tax evasion exceeding $680,000, Ronaldo committed three crimes of varying degrees.

The sentence for each offense is between two and six years in prison. In total, Ronaldo could face at least five years, Marca reports.

Ronaldo faces charges.

On one hand I support the accusation, but on the other handGESTHA also suggested mitigating factors for Ronaldo. Accordingly, the Real star needs to admit guilt, pay the outstanding tax and fines, and agree to let tax consultants investigate.

GESTHA also condemned the Beckham Act, which allows individuals who signed contracts from 2009 or earlier to pay lower taxes. Meanwhile, those in priority groups are still not satisfied with the tax reduction.

If Ronaldo is found guilty, the amount of tax evasion would be much larger than what Lionel Messi has been accused of. This is also not the first time that players playing in Spain have been suspected of tax evasion, including Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano.

According to VNE