Cristiano Ronaldo accused of defrauding Spanish Tax authorities out of €14.7m as he faces lawsuit

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of defrauding the Spanish tax authorities out of 14.7million Euros.

Spain’s prosecutor’s office in Madrid have filed a tax fraud lawsuit against the Portuguese ace.

In a statement, the prosecutor's office said Ronaldo had knowingly used a "business structure" created in 2010 to hide his income in Spain from his image rights.