Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Athletic Bilbao v FC Barcelona - San Mames, Bilbao, Spain - February 10, 2019 Fans display flags during the match REUTERS/Vincent West
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Barcelona, Real Madrid and two other Spanish football clubs will not have to pay back taxes after a court on Tuesday annulled an EU state aid ruling in a second setback for regulators seeking to tackle tax avoidance.
The European Commission's crackdown in recent years has resulted in orders to multinationals including Apple, Starbucks, Fiat Chrysler, Engie and Amazon to pay billions of euros in back taxes to various EU countries.
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