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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp due in court to face tax evasion charges
The Spurs boss is alleged to have received two illegal payments from former chairman Milan Mandaric while at Portsmouth and is set for trial at Southwark Crown Court on Monday
23 Jan 2012 08:08:00
By Liam Twomey
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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp's trial over charges of tax evasion is set to begin on Monday.
Redknapp, who watched his Spurs side lose 3-2 to Manchester City on Sunday, faces two counts of cheating the public revenue after allegedly receiving two large payments from former Portsmouth owner Milan Mandaric – who also stands accused – between 2002 and 2007 while the pair were at the south-coast club.
The charges contend that current Sheffield Wednesday chairman Mandaric made the payments, totalling around £183,000, to an account Redknapp held in Monaco in a bid to avoid paying income tax and national insurance.
Redknapp is currently the most successful Englishman within management, having led Portsmouth to FA Cup success in 2008, whilst helping Tottenham reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season, with his side on course to qualify for the tournament in the current campaign.
A potential guilty verdict could prove decisive in calls for the 64-year-old to succeed England boss Fabio Capello after this summer's Euro 2012 tournament, with the Italian's contract due to expire.
Both men deny the allegations, and the two-week trial is set to begin at Southwark Crown Court on Monday morning.
Redknapp, who watched his Spurs side lose 3-2 to Manchester City on Sunday, faces two counts of cheating the public revenue after allegedly receiving two large payments from former Portsmouth owner Milan Mandaric – who also stands accused – between 2002 and 2007 while the pair were at the south-coast club.
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The charges contend that current Sheffield Wednesday chairman Mandaric made the payments, totalling around £183,000, to an account Redknapp held in Monaco in a bid to avoid paying income tax and national insurance.
Redknapp is currently the most successful Englishman within management, having led Portsmouth to FA Cup success in 2008, whilst helping Tottenham reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season, with his side on course to qualify for the tournament in the current campaign.
A potential guilty verdict could prove decisive in calls for the 64-year-old to succeed England boss Fabio Capello after this summer's Euro 2012 tournament, with the Italian's contract due to expire.
Both men deny the allegations, and the two-week trial is set to begin at Southwark Crown Court on Monday morning.
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