Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo may soon be in jail.

Earlier, the Spanish prosecutors accused Ronaldo of non-payment of taxes in the amount of 14.7 million euros in the period from 2011 to 2014. The player himself categorically denies his guilt.

On the eve it was reported that the Spanish court appointed the date of the first hearing in the Cristiano case. It will be held on July 31 in Madrid. Note an important fact - Ronaldo is accused of four counts.

As informs Cadena Cope, now there are two variants of development of events. The first - Cristiano recognizes his guilt and goes to a deal with the investigation. In this case, the Portuguese will be forced to pay a fine of 70% of 14.7 million euros, and about 3 million euros as interest.

In this case, Cristiano will be sentenced for a year and a half on probation - for 6 months for each of the three counts. The fourth point is not taken into account, since there are no aggravating circumstances in it.

The second option is less iridescent for the star striker Blancos. So, if Ronaldo and his lawyers decide to prove their innocence and will go to the end, in the worst case, Cristiano can get 12 years in prison (three to four years for each of the three counts).

Recall that, under the laws of Spain, a period of up to two years can be replaced by a conditional. This happened in a recent story with Leo Messi, who was sentenced to 22 months in prison.