Standing

After Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho is another Jose Mendes client who is accused of defrauding his income from the tax authorities. He is accused of tax fraud totaling €3.3 million (£2.9m) relating to his time at Real Madrid. In a statement, Madrid’s regional state prosecutor accused Mourinho of evading tax — €1.61m in 2011 and €1.69m in 2012 — while on the books of Real Madrid. The prosecutor’s office said that Mourinho knowingly used a “business structure” involving several companies…

Juventus confirm that they have released Dani Alves from his contract after mutual consent. The defender had signed a two-year contract with the Italian champions when le left Barcelona last year. Things have come to an end, however, with the defender looking favorite to join Manchester City instead. City boss, Pep Guardiola, is desperate to be reunited with the Right-Back. He has earlier let go of two veteran City right-backs, Pablo Zabaleta and Bacary Sagna, after their contracts expired at…

Veteran defender John Terry leaves Chelsea after a 22-year spell at the club. Unlike last year, when he chose to extend his contract, he left Chelsea only to join a Championship club. He won 78 caps for England while playing 717 games for the Blues. He won his fifth Premier League title in May. Though, he had offers from other Premier League clubs and was also a subject of interest from the west, the defender chose Aston Villa probably because…