MADRID – Spanish prosecutors filed charges against Colombian singer Shakiraon Friday, accusing her of failing to pay €14.5 million in tax ($16.3million) in the country where her Spanish footballer partner plays.

The charges were filed in the Catalonia region, where the singer is aregular presence at matches of her partner Gerard Pique’s team, Barcelona.She was accused of failing to pay tax on income earned from 2012-2014, whenthe prosecutors say she lived there.

Representatives of Shakira had no immediate comment.

It is the latest case of a high-profile foreigner with links to top-levelSpanish soccer being accused of avoiding tax while living there.

Earlier investigations looked into Pique’s Argentinian Barcelona teammateLionel Messi and Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo, who left RealMadrid for Juventus this year.

The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer and Pique have been a couple since 2010 andhave two children. – APP/AFP