Cristiano Ronaldo jailed in Spain for 2 years - to pay £17m in fines

Juventus Star, Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted a 2 year suspended jail term in Spain for tax fraud, and has accepted to pay £17m in fines.

The judge denied Ronaldo's request to appear by video or enter the building by car and arrived at the courthouse with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez.

His lawyers had argued that given his fame, avoiding the main entrance was needed for the player's security.

Ronaldo spent around 45 minutes in court and, after formally accepting the deal offered by prosecutors, signed the agreement to pay the huge fine.

The deal, agreed in advance, includes a 23-month jail sentence.

But in Spain, convicts do not usually do time for sentences under two years.

The charges are from his nine years at Real, whom he left for Italian club Juventus last summer.