Spanish football legend Iniesta reportedly pays back extra tax owed in Japan

Spanish soccer star Andres Iniesta, left, greets Inter Miami's Jordi Alba prior to the friendly soccer match between Vissel Kobe and Inter Miami CF at the National Stadium, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. - AP

TOKYO (AFP): Andres Iniesta has reportedly paid back extra tax owed in Japan over failure to declare part of his income, but claimed that he had also declared the earnings in Spain.

Spanish World Cup winner Iniesta, who spent five years with Japan's Vissel Kobe until 2023, was found to have failed to declare approximately 860 million yen US($5.7 million) in income for 2018, according to public broadcaster NHK and other media.