On November 20, the Colombian singer Shakira reached an agreement with the Spanish Treasury to avoid legal problems. Now, the one facing a new investigation is his ex-partner, the former Spanish soccer player. Gerard Piqué.
The Barranquilla woman pleaded guilty to tax fraud and agreed to pay a fine of close to 8 million dollars, to prevent a process from advancing for alleged tax evasion between 2012 and 2014.
Shakira argued that at that time her residence was not in Barcelona and the process was proving the opposite.
“I had two options: continue fighting until the end, mortgaging my peace of mind and that of my children, stop making songs, albums and tours, without being able to enjoy my career and the things I like, or make an agreement, close and leave this behind.” chapter of my life looking forward,” the Colombian said in a statement.
This is the mess that Gerard Piqué is facing now
Now, the one who is in trouble with the Spanish Treasury is Piqué. The Madrid newspaper El Mundo stated that Kosmos, the holding company headed by the former player, is being investigated to see if it has evaded VAT on payments related to negotiations for the Spanish Super Cup to be held outside that country.
El Mundo’s investigation showed that the Treasury is conducting inquiries to determine whether the commissions that Piqué received from Saudi Arabia were actually paid in Spain. If it is determined that this is the case, he would be obliged to make a payment of 840 thousand euros for each edition of the Super Cup.
According to Europa Press, the fine that Piqué would have to pay would be 7.56 million euros, taking into account that the contract signed with the Arabs establishes that the Super Cup will be played in that territory until 2029.
While Piqué spends a few days with his children, Milan and Sasha, in Barcelona, the player’s father, Joan Piqué, was approached by the press to find out his opinion on what happened to both the former player and his former daughter-in-law.
Joan preferred silence. No, no, I’m not going to answer you anything. “I have never spoken, I am not going to speak again,” he said, visibly upset.
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