Spanish Court To Hear Tax Fraud Case Against Ancelotti

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will go on trial on Wednesday over allegations of tax fraud, making him the latest high-profile sports figure in Spain to face scrutiny over undeclared earnings.

Spanish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of four years and nine months for the 65-year-old Italian, accusing him of failing to declare more than one million euros 1.1 million in income from image rights between 2014 and 2015.

Similar tax cases involving footballers have previously resulted in suspended sentences rather than jail time.

The trial will take place at the High Court of Justice in Madrid, beginning at 10 a.m. local time, and is expected to last two days.

Prosecutors argue that Ancelotti only reported his salary from Real Madrid during the two-year period, despite officially registering as a tax resident in Spain and listing Madrid as his place of residence.