29-year-old Paris Saint-Germain winger Angel Di Maria admitted his guilt in a tax evasion case and received a one-year prison sentence.
It is reported that A. Di Maria agreed to the charges brought by the Spanish court for concealing 1.3 million euros in taxes during the period from 2010 to 2014 and received both a monetary fine and a prison sentence.
Of course, the Argentine will not actually go to prison - if the sentence does not exceed two years, he will not have to serve time in Spain. Lionel Messi was sentenced to two years in prison for the same reason, but he did not have to go behind bars.
A. Di Maria avoided paying taxes for four years while playing for Real Madrid. Charges of tax evasion have also been brought against other former and current representatives of Real Madrid - Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho, Pepe, and Fabio Coentrao.
However, Real Madrid club is not involved in any way. All the mentioned footballers, except Lionel Messi, had their financial affairs managed by their agent Jorge Mendes, who is likely responsible for all the charges brought against his clients by the Spanish authorities.
For admitting his guilt, Argentine A. Di Maria will have to pay a fine of 2 million euros without serving a prison sentence.
