22 Wednesday, June 14, 2017 SPORTS SPORTS Wednesday, June 14, 2017 23 Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo accused of Warbasse Brazil evading wins Swiss millions breeze past in taxes 4th stage, Madrid panish prosecutors yesterday accused Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo of Australia Sevading 14.7 million euros in tax through offshore companies, the latest footballer to Caruso Melbourne Americans. midfielder in front of the back stoppage time to round off the fall foul of fiscal authorities. he world’s number one Brazil, which did not bring three. scoring for Brazil. The 32-year-old -- the world’s highest team Brazil demolished stars Neymar, Marcelo, Dani The Brazilians made it It was a sobering farewell for paid athlete according to Forbes magazine AustraliaT 4-0 fired by a Diego Alves or Roberto Firmino to 2-0 just after the hour when the Australians, who leave on -- follows in the steps of FC Barcelona Souza goal after just 12 seconds Melbourne, still had far too much Luiz’s thunderous header from Wednesday for Russia and the Douglas Souza of forward and Argentina star Lionel Messi, who in their international friendly in firepower for the Socceroos. Coutinho’s corner came off Confederations Cup where they Brazil controls the was found guilty of the same offence last year in yellow Melbourne on Tuesday. Brazil got off to a stunning the bar for Silva to nod home face Germany in their first game ball although the sums involved were allegedly smaller. The Socceroos held the five- start with a goal after just 12 amongst a crowd of players in on June 19. If he too is put on trial and found guilty, he risks times World Cup champions to seconds when defender Bailey the six-yard box. “I guess the first half, apart “a fine of at least 28 million” euros ($31.3 million) 1-0 at half-time but the dazzling Wright dithered and gave away Langerak saved with his legs from the first action where we and could potentially be jailed for three-and-a-half Brazilians ripped apart the home the ball to Giuliano. to deny Souza from scoring conceded a silly goal, I thought it years, the Gestha union of experts at Spain’s Inland defence with three second-half Giuliano sent Diego Souza when Mark Milligan gave away wasn’t too bad,” Australia coach Revenue said in a statement. goals. through to beat goalkeeper possession to substitute Willian Ange Postecoglou said. Ronaldo is accused of “four crimes against the Souza, who replaced injured Mitch Langerak for his first as Brazil turned the screws on “The second half, I’ll take public treasury between 2011-14... which involves striker Gabriel Jesus, scored international goal. the Socceroos. responsibility. We made a lot of tax fraud of 14,768,897 euros ($16.5m, £12.9m)”, twice with other goals from But after the catastrophic Coutinho and Luiz, Brazil’s changes and looked disjointed Madrid’s public prosecutor’s office said in a defender Thiago Silva and start, the Socceroos settled down two most influential players, and they took advantage of that. statement. substitute Taison with his first with their passing improved were substituted minutes apart And we conceded two from set “The accused took advantage of a company international goal. from last week’s World Cup 3-2 before substitute Taison scored pieces which we hadn’t done for structure created in 2010 to hide income generated Brazil bounced back qualifier win over Saudi Arabia. his first international goal. a while.” in Spain from his image rights from tax authorities, spectacularly from their 1-0 Coutinho, Brazil’s ninth After exquisite interplay by Brazil, who were the first time which is a ‘voluntary’ and ‘conscious’ breach of his loss to Argentina at the same captain since Tite became Willian, Paulinho back-heeled to qualify for next year’s World Football fiscal obligations in Spain,” it said. venue on Friday with captain for manager, troubled the the ball into Taison’s path to Cup finals in Russia, will face Scores as of closing Prosecutors accuse the Portugal international of the night Liverpool’s Philippe Australians with his deft close slot home. Ecuador in Porto Alegre on evading tax via a shell company based in the British Lausanne emotional Warbasse said. Coutinho and Chelsea’s David skills and touch, while Luiz Souza had a free header off August 31 in their next World FIFA World Cup qualifiers Virgin Islands and another in Ireland, known for its merican Larry Warbasse won “It felt like a home race today. Luiz outstanding for the South was rock solid as the holding corner in the third minute of Cup qualifier. Thailand 1 UAE 1 low corporate tax rate. yesterday’s Tour of Switzerland Everybody was yelling my name and Iraq 1 Japan 1 In addition, they say he only declared 11.5 million Afourth stage at Villars-sur-Ollon as I’m so happy.” Syria 2 China 2 euros of Spanish-related income from 2011 to 2014, Italy’s Damiano Caruso pulled on the AG2R La Mondiale’s Domenico Qatar 3 S.Korea 2 while what he really earned during that time was close leader’s yellow jersey. Pozzovivo finished four seconds Panama v Honduras to 43 million euros. Warbasse, 26, was the lone survivor behind Caruso and Kruijswijk on Late blows jolt China, Japan in qualifying Costa Rica v Trinidad And finally, they accuse him of “voluntarily” from a 150km breakaway in the the day to move third in the overall refusing to include 28.4 million euros in income mountain stage, and reached the standings.Wednesday’s 222km fifth Kuala Lumpur beneficiaries of International friendlies linked to the sale of his image rights for the 2015 to 2020 summit finish 40 seconds ahead of stage from Bex to Cevio is the longest hmad Al Salih’s late strike dealt a stoppage-time France 3 England 2 period to a Spanish company. Caruso, who took the overall race of the nine-day Tour of Switzerland, a body blow to China’s faltering strike which at least Norway 1 Sweden 1 In a television interview last month when it was revealed lead from Australian sprinter Michael which is one of two main pre-Tour de questA to reach a second World Cup postponed their Romania 3 Chile 2 that tax authorities had sent a report to prosecutors on Matthews. The yellow jersey has now France warm-up events, despite losing yesterday, as Japan’s serene progress elimination. Cameroon 0 Colombia 4 Ronaldo’s alleged fiscal evasion, the four-time World Player of changed hands four times in four prestige compared to the Criterium received a jolt from Iraq. The UAE were South Africa 1 Zambia 2 the Year had said he was “very serene.” days, with BMC rider Caruso 15 du Dauphine in recent years. Marcello Lippi’s China were seconds from Singapore 0 Argentina 6 “I know these things will be resolved with the best decision, seconds clear of Dutchman Steven While the winner of the Dauphine within reach of only their second dropping out of the Australia 0 Brazil 4 so I’m fine,” he had said. Kruijswijk. went on to win the Tour in four win in Group A when Al Salih curled running for Russia It was the first win of his career for out of five years from 2012 to 2016, home a free kick in injury time to 2018 when Ali Mabkhout scored But Salih, who had complained Football scandals Aquablue rider Warbasse, a former the last time a Swiss Tour champion leave the scores at 2-2. from close range in the third minute bitterly that China’s penalty was The football world in Spain has been rocked by charges of tax member of the now-defunct Swiss also claimed Grand Boucle glory was With only two games left, China of added time. soft, stepped up in injury time to evasion or corruption pressed against some of its top stars. team IAM Cycling, after he found Belgian great Eddy Merckx in 1974 face the unlikely prospect of making It means UAE are mathematically place his free kick past goalkeeper Messi was sentenced to a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million- himself a minute clear of his fellow -- although disgraced American Lance up six points and four goals in goal- capable of securing third place in Zeng Cheng and earn a point for euro fine last year for tax fraud. escapees with only 2.3km remaining. Armstrong did that particular double difference to snatch third place and a Group B, but like China they need Syria. The prison term will be suspended as is common in Spain for first “I love this race, l love Switzerland, in 2001 before being stripped of both play-off spot in Group A. big wins in their last two games and Japan remain well placed in offences for non-violent crimes carrying a sentence of less than two years. I was on IAM for two years,” an results for doping. (AFP) Japan were also stunned by a late for other results to go their way. Group A but they will be kicking The 29-year-old and his father Jorge Horacio Messi were found guilty of using equaliser from Iraq as they drew China have only ever reached themselves after letting victory slip companies in Belize, Britain, Switzerland and Uruguay to avoid paying taxes on Results from the 150.2km fourth stage from Bern to Villars-sur-Ollon: 1-1 and failed to establish a cushion one World Cup, in 2002, but through their fingers against Iraq.