Soccer-Real Madrid coach Ancelotti goes on trial in Spain for tax evasion

Soccer Football - Copa del Rey - Semi Final - Second Leg - Real Madrid v Real Sociedad - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - April 1, 2025 Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti before the match REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) -Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti told a Spanish court on Wednesday he had believed his tax affairs were legal as he testified in a trial in which he is accused of failing to pay 1 million euros ($1.08 million) in tax on image rights revenue.

"For me, everything was in order," Ancelotti said. "I never thought about committing fraud."