Barcelona’s Javier Mascherano has been sentenced to one year
in prison for tax evasion.
Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that the Argentine
appeared in court on Thursday and was also hit with a £629,000 fine. He admitted
to have defrauded the treasury of 1.5 million euros in 2011 and 2012.
The midfielder is expected to appeal the sentence.
Mascherano posted on twitter saying, “I’m a sporting
professional, I don’t have a great understanding of taxes and law.
“To deal with what are for me technical and complicated
matters, I have to rely on other people.
“Throughout all my career I have been an honest person,
responsible and respectful of my teammates and the clubs that I have played for
and the countries I have lived in.”
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