Ronaldo protests innocence after court appearance


The car believed to be carrying Real Madrid's Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo enters a back door garage before he was to testify on charges of tax fraud in Pozuelo de Alarcon, outside Madrid, Spain, July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

POZUELO DE ALARCON, Spain (Reuters) - Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo protested his innocence after testifying in court on Monday against charges of evading 14.7 million euros (13.17 million pounds) in taxes.

The 32-year-old Portuguese, who was in the Pozuelo de Alarcon court for about 90 minutes, declined to speak to reporters afterwards, but he released a statement through his agency Gestifute.

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