Mourinho accepts one-year jail sentence for fraud

February 05 2019 14:23:33

Mourinho accepts one-year jail sentence for fraud

MADRID – Agence France-Presse

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho during training on Nov. 6, 2018. (Reuters / Jason Cairnduff)

Portuguese football coach Jose Mourinho has accepted a one-year jail sentence he won't have to serve and a fine of close to two million euros for tax fraud as part of a deal with prosecutors revealed on Feb. 5.

The 56-year-old is accused of committing tax fraud in 2011 and 2012 when he coached Spanish giants Real Madrid.

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