A Spanish judge said Ancelotti had "acknowledged" the actions which deprived the country's treasury of 386,361 euros ($428,000), in a court document seen by AFP on Wednesday

Football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo appears in court near Madrid, accused of evading millions of euros in taxes, the latest player to fall foul of Spain's taxman.

A Spanish court says it has exchanged a 21-month prison sentence handed to Soccer player Lionel Messi for tax fraud last July for a quarter-of-a-million-euro fine.

Argentina star Lionel Messi, who is due to go on trial in Barcelona for alleged tax fraud, tells a judge that he never looks at the contracts he signs, the El Periodico daily said Monday.

Neymar could be forced to leave Barcelona due to his ongoing tax fraud case, according to the Brazilian's father.

Barcelona prosecutors have cleared Lionel Messi in a tax fraud case but are seeking an 18-month prison sentence for his father, Jorge.