Javier Mascherano has been charged with evading taxes totalling more than €1.5million, authorities in Spain have announced.

The Barcelona man is alleged to have avoided declaring the total income from image rights between 2011 and 2012 by using companies based on foreign shores.

Public prosecutors in Spain claim Argentina international Mascherano defrauded authorities of €587,822.01 in 2011 and €968,907.76 the following year.

As recorded by agency Efe, the Economic Crimes Public Prosecutor s Office said in a statement that Mascherano, with the goal of dodging that tax burden , failed to declare income from sponsors paid via a company located in the United States and another in the Portuguese island Madeira .

The island s duty-free area holds a…

A new coach, new season and increased competition for places, but Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Mitch Langerak is still hopeful of becoming the club s number one.

Thomas Tuchel will lead Dortmund in 2015-16 following the departure of club icon Jurgen Klopp and the highly rated German boss has already started to make his mark, with the signing of keeper Roman Burki from Freiburg.

Burki, Langerak and Roman Weidenfeller will compete for the keeper s jersey under Tuchel at Signal Iduna Park next season.

But Langerak is up for the challenge as he enters his prime, after the Australia international made 17 appearances in all competitions last term his best return since arriving from Melbourne Victory in 2010.

Of course, that is the plan [to cement his spot as …

Manchester United will move to sign Toni Kroos from Real Madrid this summer, according to the Mail Online.

The Red Devils are on the lookout for a new central midfielder with club captain Michael Carrick set to retire at the end of the season after more than ten years at Old Trafford.

Jose Mourinho is considering a move for the Germany international who he could pair with club record signing Paul Pogba in the middle of the park.

Kroos moved to the Bernabeu from Bayern Munich is the summer of 2014, shortly after helping his country clinch the World Cup in Brazil, a tournament in which he made more assists than any other player.

Since arriving in the Spanish capital he has racked up one hundred and seventy-six appearances in all competitions, scoring …

England defender Phil Jones acknowledges the quality within the squads of upcoming opponents Spain and France but insists his own side also have great players to call upon.

The Manchester United centre-back will hope to feature as the Three Lions face Spain in Alicante on Friday and Euro 2016 hosts France at Wembley on Tuesday.

Jones does not think England have received enough recognition for their results and performances since they disappointingly exited the World Cup at the group stage last year.

The 23-year-old understands the games against Spain and France represent a step up from England s opponents in Euro 2016 qualifying group – where they won all 10 games – but wants the ability of some of his own team-mates to be noticed as well.

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Roma defender Kostas Manolas accepts there s no way to stop Lionel Messi as he prepares to go up against the Barcelona star in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Barca are in the midst of a fine campaign and look set to cruise to the title domestically, as they sit nine points clear of Atletico Madrid with eight games to go.

Messi has been a major part of that, scoring 26 goals and setting up another 12 in what has been a tremendous year.

He showed his importance to Barca yet again in Saturday s 2-2 draw with Sevilla, as he came on as a substitute and netted a late equaliser to preserve their unbeaten record in LaLiga this term.

And Manolas, who will face Messi in Camp Nou on Wednesday for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie, agrees…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola concedes he must solve vulnerabilities in his teams when it comes to conceding clusters of goals in quick succession.

City passed up the chance to seal the Premier League title in memorable style on Saturday as they let a 2-0 half-time lead against Manchester United crumble, their bitter rivals going on to a 3-2 victory that stunned an Etihad Stadium primed for celebration.

Paul Pogba netted twice in the space of 97 seconds to cancel out City s goals from Vincent Kompany and Ilkay Gundogan with 55 minutes on the clock and Chris Smalling headed a 69th-minute winner.

That 16-minute collapse followed three Liverpool goals in the space of 19 first-half minutes at Anfield last Wednesday, leaving City facing a daunting 3-0 de…

Italy s world-record 37-game unbeaten run came to an end on Wednesday as Spain booked their place in the 2021 Nations League final with a 2-1 win at San Siro. 

Roberto Mancini s side overcame Spain in the last four of Euro 2020 in July, but they were blown away by a Roja side who will play the winners of Thursday s other semi-final between France and Belgium in the decider on Sunday. 

Ferran Torres was their star man, the Manchester City forward delivering two superb finishes either side of Leonardo Bonucci s dismissal for the Azzurri before half-time. 

Lorenzo Pellegrini set up a dramatic finale with a breakaway goal in the 83rd minute, yet Luis Enrique s side held firm in the closing stages to progress to the final. 

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Two nations who simply have their sights set on trying to land a third-place finish this year, Northern Ireland will make the trip out to Bulgaria on Tuesday night.

Bulgaria

Starting with the hosts, while Bulgaria might have made the trip out to Lithuania over the weekend smelling a golden chance, the Lions put in what was a woeful display on foreign soil. Blown away by the Group C whipping boys and hit with a shock 3-1 defeat, Yasen Petrov s side have really gained a reputation for their rarther glaring issues. Now likely to be in a battle to avoid lifting the wooden spoon this year, their wait to land a maiden World Cup finals spot only goes on. Despite managing to land what was a flattering point against European champions Italy on …

Die Verbindlichkeiten des FC Liverpool haben weiter zugenommen. Der Hauptgrund dafür ist die Tatsache, dass die Reds zuletzt vor drei Jahren in der Champions League vertreten waren. Diese Einnahmen fehlen dem Klub
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Liverpool. Die Schulden des FC Liverpool sind erheblich angestiegen. Insgesamt liegen die Verbindlichkeiten des englischen Renommierklubs bei über 100 Millionen Euro.

Zwischen dem 1. August 2011 und dem 31. Mai 2012 verbuchte Liverpool einen Verlust von circa 47 Millionen Euro.

Einnahmen aus der Königsklasse fehlen

Diese finanzielle Schieflage ist laut Geschäftsführer Ian Ayre durch die fehlenden Einnahmen aus der Champions League verursacht worden. Zuletzt spielten die Reds in der Saison 2009/10 in der Königsklasse.

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New Roma manager Rudi Garcia plans to lead the club back into European competition and get the better of rivals Lazio.

The Frenchman comes into the Stadio Olimpico after interim manager Aurelio Andreazzoli was sacked for his failure to get the Serie A side into Europe, shortly after coach Zdenek Zeman was also shown the door.

And Garcia has revealed he cannot wait to get going and will immerse himself with life in the Italian capital.

I don t speak Italian yet, but I understand almost everything, as I speak Spanish, he told Gazetta dello Sport.

I know it is very important to express yourself in the home language for various reasons. You ll see that I will be fluent soon.

As I said at my presentation in New York, I am a faithful person. I ho…