Overview

• A Madrid court found the Brazil head coach guilty of concealing over €1 million in image-rights income during his 2014 stint at Real Madrid
• Ancelotti was acquitted of a separate fraud allegation relating to his 2015 earnings in the same trial
• His one-year prison term will likely go unserved under Spanish law for first-time, non-violent offenders with sentences under two years
• Ancelotti took charge of Brazil in 2025 after successful spells with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Napoli and Everton
• His conviction follows high-profile cases against Lionel Messi and Neymar as Spain intensifies its crackdown on football tax evasion