Overview

• A Madrid court found that Ancelotti deliberately evaded taxes on over €1 million of image-rights income during the 2014 tax year while at Real Madrid.
• The one-year prison sentence is likely to be suspended under Spanish law for first-time non-violent offenders, and the court also imposed a €386,361 fine.
• Ancelotti had settled the disputed tax liability in December 2021 ahead of the trial.
• The conviction is not yet final and Ancelotti remains free pending his appeal under Spanish legal procedures.
• The case follows Spain’s intensified crackdown on football tax evasion that has seen stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and José Mourinho convicted in recent years.