Scandal in Spain over the ghost contract of one million euros that Real Madrid made to Ronaldo

In the splendor of his career, Ronaldo Nazario signed with Real Madrid to score goals for five consecutive seasons, from 2002 to 2007. He secured four titles, including the 2002 Intercontinental Cup in which he scored the first of the goals against Olimpia of Paraguay and was voted MVP, and he belonged to the unforgettable team that was patented as Los Galacticos, in which he stood out alongside great figures such as Zidane, Raúl Gonzalez, Roberto Carlos and Casillas, among others.

The Brazilian left a fond memory in the Madrid institution and a close bond with Florentino Pérez. However, the investigation of a German media discovered the fraud between the Merengue entity and the former striker. As reported by the Spanish digital newspaper Infolibre, one of the media that make up the European Investigative Collaborations, the Hamburg newspaper Der Spiegel brought to light the agreement made in 2016 between Real Madrid and Ronaldo so that the star of the football was one of its ambassadors.

Five years ago, the Spanish Raúl González, an emblematic Madrid goal scorer, was hired as Managing Director while Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos, former teammates at the club, were selected to fulfill the role of world ambassadors for Madrid. Each of the legends received one million euros per year but the former Rio attacker was a ghost contract. 

In order not to have to expose it to the works council and try to evade the treasury, the contract was hidden and the information only recently came to light by the Football Leaks today. On the other hand, it transpired that at the time the club refused to pay a part of Roberto Carlos' salary after the footballer received an order from the Sao Paulo court for not paying the food quota for his 9 children.

What are Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Raúl doing today?

Ronaldo is actually president and majority shareholder of Spanish Valladolid, which is fighting for permanence in the highest category. The historic left-back, Roberto Carlos, maintains his professional tie with Real Madrid and is also a commentator on the club's official television programs. The Spanish striker, Raúl, is the coach of Castilla, a subsidiary team that is playing for promotion.

None of them were issued on the subject that just exploded. It is not the first time that some of the figures of Spanish football have tax evasion problems since until not long ago Lionel Messi had to deal with several hearings accused of the same crime. The same happened with the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who went to Italy to play for Juventus because he felt persecuted by the Spanish Treasury (that was one of the reasons that led to his departure).