*MADRID: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reached a deal with theSpanish tax authorities to serve two years in prison and pay a 18.8 millioneuro ($21.8 million) fine in a tax evasion case, newspaper El Mundoreported on Friday.*
Ronaldo is unlikely to serve any time in jail under the deal becauseSpanish law states that a sentence of under two years for a first offencecan be served on probation.
The 33-year-old Portuguese footballer, who is accused of evading 14.7million euros in taxes, has denied all the allegations through his agents.