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| Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has been charged with two counts of tax evasion. | Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has been charged with two counts of tax evasion. |
| Mr Redknapp, 62, attended Bishopsgate police station to be charged with a £40,000 tax evasion. | Mr Redknapp, 62, attended Bishopsgate police station to be charged with a £40,000 tax evasion. |
| The charges relate to two payments totalling US $295,000 allegedly made from former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric to Mr Redknapp. | The charges relate to two payments totalling US $295,000 allegedly made from former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric to Mr Redknapp. |
| Mr Redknapp will appear at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 11 February. | Mr Redknapp will appear at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 11 February. |
| A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesman said: "The CPS Revenue and Customs Division decided there was sufficient evidence and it was in the public interest to charge Mr Redknapp. | A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesman said: "The CPS Revenue and Customs Division decided there was sufficient evidence and it was in the public interest to charge Mr Redknapp. |
| 'Full co-operation' | |
| "He is jointly charged with Milan Mandaric, the former chairman of Portsmouth Football Club, following an investigation by the City of London Police and HM Revenue and Customs." | "He is jointly charged with Milan Mandaric, the former chairman of Portsmouth Football Club, following an investigation by the City of London Police and HM Revenue and Customs." |
| Ian Burton, his solicitor, said: "Harry has co-operated fully with investigators during the course of this inquiry and is confident of a successful outcome to these court proceedings." | |
| The charges relate to Mr Redknapp's time as Portsmouth manager. | The charges relate to Mr Redknapp's time as Portsmouth manager. |
| It is alleged he evaded tax and national insurance contributions due between 1 April 2002 and 28 November 2007. | It is alleged he evaded tax and national insurance contributions due between 1 April 2002 and 28 November 2007. |
| Mr Redknapp was originally arrested in November 2007 by investigators looking at deals between Portsmouth and Birmingham City. | |
| At the time he accused the police of targeting him simply because he was high profile. | |
| He left the club in 2008 to join his current employer. | He left the club in 2008 to join his current employer. |
| Mr Mandaric, 71, currently chairman of Leicester City, is to appear in court on 11 February charged with tax evasion. |