Real Madrid's coach Carlo Ancelotti is facing trial over allegations of tax fraud involving over €1 million in undeclared earnings from image rights. Prosecutors argue that Ancelotti used offshore companies to hide these earnings in 2014 and 2015 and seek a prison sentence of nearly five years along with a hefty fine. During the trial, Ancelotti testified he trusted his advisers with financial matters, never considered himself a target for fraud, and viewed image rights as unimportant compared to his salary.
I've never been bothered about image rights, he told the court. Coaches aren't that important; it's the players who sell shirts.
I thought it was quite normal, he said, adding that all the players and the previous coach had done the same thing.
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