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| Portugal to launch 'criminal inquiry' into Scolari | |
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| The coach of Brazil's national football team, Luiz Felipe Scolari, is to face a criminal investigation, reports from Portugal say, as he denies tax evasion. | The coach of Brazil's national football team, Luiz Felipe Scolari, is to face a criminal investigation, reports from Portugal say, as he denies tax evasion. |
| Mr Scolari, 65, coached Portugal's national team from 2003 to 2008. The allegations are believed to be connected to his time there. | |
| In a statement, the Brazilian said he had "always declared my earnings in all the countries I worked in". | In a statement, the Brazilian said he had "always declared my earnings in all the countries I worked in". |
| The allegations come less than a month before the start of the World Cup. | The allegations come less than a month before the start of the World Cup. |
| The attorney general's office in Portugal confirmed a criminal investigation had been opened but gave no further details, the Associated Press news agency said. | The attorney general's office in Portugal confirmed a criminal investigation had been opened but gave no further details, the Associated Press news agency said. |
| "I am absolutely convinced of the correctness of my declarations. If there is something wrong, it is not of my doing," Mr Scolari's statement reads. | "I am absolutely convinced of the correctness of my declarations. If there is something wrong, it is not of my doing," Mr Scolari's statement reads. |
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| According to Dutch and Portuguese media reports, the investigation focuses on payments of 7.4m euros ($10m; £6m) made to Mr Scolari during his time as Portugal coach. | According to Dutch and Portuguese media reports, the investigation focuses on payments of 7.4m euros ($10m; £6m) made to Mr Scolari during his time as Portugal coach. |
| Dutch daily Het Financieele Dagblad published a document which alleges that Mr Scolari did not declare the income - which is said to stem from image rights - and that the funds were transferred to an account in Miami. | |
| Investigators in Portugal are reported to have asked for information about who the people involved in the transactions are. | |
| Mr Scolari said he hoped "justice gets to the bottom of the facts". | |
| He led his Brazil team to victory in the 2002 World Cup and last week announced his squad for the 2014 World Cup due to start in Brazil on 12 June. |