<p class="title">Spanish tax authorities have given their ok for football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to pay close to 19 million euros ($22 million) to settle a tax fraud claim, prosecutors said Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 33-year-old is accused of evading 5.7 million euros in taxes. He has denied the allegations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ronaldo is unlikely to go to prison as Spanish law states a sentence of under two years for a first offence can be served on probation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The football star will be required to pay the 3.2-million-euro fine plus the 5.7 million euros in back taxes, 1 million euros in accrued interest and 250 euros-per-day for the 48 months covering the prison sentence.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This amount is likely to be only part of the striker's fines over the case, which are expected to rise to around 19 million euros in total.</p>
<p class="title">Spanish tax authorities have given their ok for football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to pay close to 19 million euros ($22 million) to settle a tax fraud claim, prosecutors said Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 33-year-old is accused of evading 5.7 million euros in taxes. He has denied the allegations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ronaldo is unlikely to go to prison as Spanish law states a sentence of under two years for a first offence can be served on probation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The football star will be required to pay the 3.2-million-euro fine plus the 5.7 million euros in back taxes, 1 million euros in accrued interest and 250 euros-per-day for the 48 months covering the prison sentence.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This amount is likely to be only part of the striker's fines over the case, which are expected to rise to around 19 million euros in total.</p>