· Cristiano Ronaldo posts suggestive message
on his official Instagram account
· The Real Madrid star faces allegations
that he defrauded the Spanish tax office
· Ronaldo's representatives deny all counts
of tax fraud relating to image rights
· Real Madrid have 'full confidence' in Ronaldo over £13m tax fraud
allegations
Cristiano Ronaldo has said 'sometimes the best answer is to be quiet' in the wake of allegations he defrauded the Spanish tax office of 14.7million euros (£12.9m).
Cristiano Ronaldo has said 'sometimes the best answer is to be quiet' in the wake of allegations he defrauded the Spanish tax office of 14.7million euros (£12.9m).
The Portugal captain has
been accused by Madrid's regional state prosecutor of four counts of tax fraud
relating to image rights payments.
Ronaldo's
representatives have denied the allegations while the 32-year-old's club side,
Spanish and European champions Real Madrid, have also thrown their support
behind the superstar forward and backed him to prove his innocence.
The four-time Ballon
d'Or winner spoke briefly when quizzed on the subject by reporters following a
training session with Portugal on Wednesday, saying he had a 'clear
conscience'.
And Ronaldo issued
another short message on social media on Thursday.
Accompanying a photo of
himself holding a finger to his lips, Ronaldo said on Instagram: 'Sometimes the
best answer it's to be quiet.'
Madrid's state
prosecutor alleged Ronaldo used an off-shore company to hide a portion of his
income from the tax office.
However, a statement
from Ronaldo's management company Gestifute
insisted the company, Tollin, which
was established during Ronaldo's time with Manchester United - from whom he
moved to Real Madrid in 2009 - has acted in accordance with British and Spanish
tax laws.
Ronaldo is currently on
international duty with Portugal preparing for the Confederations Cup in
Russia, which begins on Saturday.
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