Soccer Football - World Cup - Portugal Training - Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia - June 14, 2018 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during training REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo has reached a deal with Spanish authorities to settle a tax evasion case by paying an 18.8 million-euro ($21.8 million) fine and accepting a suspended jail sentence, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Real Madrid's all-time highest scorer, who is due to play in Portugal's opening World Cup match against Spain on Friday, is the latest in a long line of top soccer players to be accused of tax evasion since a crackdown by Spanish courts.
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