Soccer star Ronaldo to answer tax fraud charges in Spain

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Coppa Italia - Bologna v Juventus - Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy - January 12, 2019 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo REUTERS/Alberto Lingria/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo is due in court in Spain on Tuesday to answer charges of evading taxes during his nine-year reign as Spanish side Real Madrid's all-time highest scorer.

The Portuguese striker is expected to plead guilty after he struck a deal last year with authorities in Spain to settle the case by paying an 18.8 million euro ($21.4 million) fine and accepting a suspended jail sentence.