Ronaldo Tells Judge He Has 'Never Tried to Avoid Taxes'
Police and media stand waiting for the arrival of Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo to appear at a court in Madrid on July 31.
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Madrid (AP) -- Cristiano Ronaldo told a Spanish judge Monday that he has "never tried to avoid taxes."
The Real Madrid forward, who is from Portugal, was questioned to determine whether he committed tax fraud worth almost 15 million euros ($17.5 million). Ronaldo spent more than 90 minutes answering the questions of investigating judge Monica Gomez.