Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has received a one-year suspended sentence after reaching a guilty plea for tax fraud in Spain. Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has received a one-year suspended sentence after reaching a guilty plea for tax fraud in Spain. As part of the deal, he also has to pay a fine of nearly 2 million euros (£1.7 million). Mourinho was accused of defrauding Spanish tax authorities of 3.3 million euros (£2.8 million) in unpaid taxes. The Portugal forward received a two-year suspended sentence and was ordered to pay nearly 19 million euros (£16.7 million) to Spanish authorities.

Source: Irish Independent February 05, 2019 12:19 UTC