German court convicts Bayern Munich president

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Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics

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The President of Europe's champion football club Bayern Munich has been found guilty of tax evasion by a German court.  Uli Hoeness was convicted and sentenced to three and a half years in prison.  The 61-year-old helped win the World Cup for West Germany in 1974.  He admitted evading taxes on $40m worth of income in secret Swiss bank accounts.  Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports from Berlin.

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