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Spanish Judge Seeking Gag Order On 'Football Leaks' Media

A Spanish judge is "seeking a gag order on 12 European media outlets that leaked documents" alleging football players like Cristiano Ronaldo could have been involved in a multi-million-euro tax evasion system, according to the AFP. The injunction claims that the so-called “Football Leaks” published last week could "constitute an offence against the right to privacy as they were allegedly obtained through a cyber-attack on Senn Ferrero, a firm advising sports personalities on tax." In it, Judge Arturo Zamarriego seeks European judicial cooperation to stop all 12 outlets that form part of the European Investigative Collaborations consortium -- including Spain’s El Mundo, Germany’s Der Spiegel and France’s Mediapart -- "from publishing the information." The first batch of leaks unveiled Friday, the same day the injunction was issued, centered on “a system” allegedly put in place by Jorge Mendes, the agent of Ronaldo and ManU Manager José Mourinho. They allege that Real Madrid and Portuguese player Ronaldo could have “hidden 150 million euros (from image rights) in tax havens in Switzerland and the British Virgin Islands.” The report said, "On this amount, the striker paid only 5.6 million euros in taxes, or barely four percent." Both Ronaldo and Mourinho "maintain they have fully complied with Spanish and British fiscal requirements" (AFP, 12/5).

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