The Spanish tax authority has asked for a six month prison sentence for Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, according to a breaking report in AS.
The striker has been accused of defrauding the Spanish state of €1m in relation to his image rights, using third parties to avoid paying the requisite taxes.
The case has been underway for a year, and relates to the deal between Atletico and Chelsea when the team from London bought the forward back in 2014.
Costa has been in trouble many times on the pitch over the years, and is now being implicated in similar tax issues to those which have plagued numerous Spanish-based sports stars over the years – including Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, most notably.
Even if the Brazilian-born forward is charged, it a suspended sentence or a fine is the usual punishment for cases like this.
ronnie_luv
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ONE THING IS CLEAR! his idol is Ronaldinho off the pitch 😂
Brazilian4ever
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WAKE THE HELL UP SPANISH LEAGUE LOVERS!! I’ll Name them !! Thanks to SPANISH LEAGUE NATIONAL TRUST TAX . IF YOU PLAY IN SPANISH LEAGUE YOU MUST PAY %44 TAX IN A FOOTBALLING TAX and that’s without the living taxes you pay for Homes, Cars, living expensive.. Look up Neymar .. he owed 280 Million in taxes .. Darling Messi was to steps away from death Row!! He paid a lot .. Cavani as well !! Ronaldinho has to pay a sh$t load .. CR7 nearly lost the 7.. he was dragged under a bus as well.. Plenty of other players have to pay or Prison time !! Don’t drop the soap 🧼 Google it be amazed of what’s happening in Spain!!
Jidane10
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I’ve tried these all on Face App but on fortunately Diego Costa face was alive at 70 year’s old😂😂😂
DarkKing2010
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Prisoners when they See a Prisoner vs when they realise that the Prisoner is Costa 😂
DarkKing2010
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Best Love Stories in Football : - 1 - Neymar and Barcelona 2 - United and Rumours 3 - Spain and Taxes
sufyrumu
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Prisoners when they see Diego Costa : ⏬👇
Lemz7
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the prisoners after hearing this
Realmadridforlife555
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U can escape from these guys