The 56-year-old football coach, who in december was fired from Manchester United, has been accused of tax evasion in 2011 and 2012, when he coached the Spanish giants Real Madrid.
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Mourinho had even before Tuesday’s ruling literally been out on the slippery ice. During a visit in Russia, he was invited to a hockey game between st. Petersburg and Avangard Omsk, where he vurpade on the ice after releasing the puck for a ceremonial face-off. A video of the fall has spread like wildfire on social media.