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RONALDO, MOURINHO’S AGENT, JORGE MENDES IN ANOTHER TAX ROW

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Jorge Mendes’ house in Portugal has been searched by Portuguese tax authorities as part of an ongoing investigation.

Mendes represents an array of leading names in the football world, including Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo and Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho.

Portuguese publication Sabado reported the incident on Wednesday with footage of authorities arriving at a number of venues connected to Mendes. They add that his offices in Porto and Lisbon, as well as residencies in Porto, were searched.

It was also reported that a number of leading clubs were also targeted. 

They say that clubs such as Porto, Benfica, Sporting Lisbon and Braga have also been searched by authorities looking for digital and paper documents.

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Sabado says that the crux of the investigation relates to image rights of players.

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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