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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Former Cameroon footballer, Samuel Eto\u2019o has struck a deal with Spanish prosecutors to avoid going to jail for tax fraud he committed while playing for Barcelona, a court in the city announced Monday, June 20.<\/p>\n

Eto\u2019o, who played for Barcelona from 2004 to 2009, received a fine and a 22-month suspended sentence but will not serve any time, as is customary in Spain for prison terms of under two years for non-violent crimes. Following the agreement with the government, Eto\u2019o, 41, will pay a fine of 1.8 million euros ($1.9 million).<\/p>\n

The record four-time African footballer of the year and Jose Maria Mesalles \u2014 his former representative, who for his part was sentenced to 12 months and a fine \u2014 must reimburse Spanish tax authorities for the amount defrauded, around 3.9 million euros.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors accused Eto\u2019o of failing to declare income from the transfer of image rights between 2006 and 2009. According to them, Eto\u2019o transferred his image rights to a company based in Hungary which declared his earnings in that country, where the tax rate is one of the \u201clowest in Europe\u201d.<\/p>\n

A second Spanish company declared them in Spain at the corporate tax rate, less than the income tax that should have been paid. Eto\u2019o was the \u201creal holder of the image rights\u201d, maintained the prosecution, who added that the transfer was fraudulent and only designed to pay less tax.<\/p>\n

Eto\u2019o is one of a number of football stars to have had issues with Spanish tax authorities, following the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar, and even managers like Jose Mourinho.<\/p>\n

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