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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. It relates to two payments totalling US $295,000 allegedly made by former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric to Mr Redknapp via a Monaco bank account.
Mr Redknapp will appear at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 11 February. Mr Mandaric has also been charged with tax evasion, and both men are due to appear before magistrates next month.
Mr Mandaric, 71, is currently the chairman of Leicester City.
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' Harry has co-operated fully with investigators during the course of this inquiry and is confident of a successful outcome Ian BurtonHarry Redknapp's solicitor
"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."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 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.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. At the time he accused the police of targeting him simply because of his high profile.
Fee 'concealed'
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. Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie was also questioned during the police inquiry about the transfer of former player Amdy Faye to the club from French side Auxerre for £1.5m in August 2003.
Mr Storrie was subsequently charged with concealing a signing-on fee during the deal by paying it into the midfielder's bank account.
He is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on 20 January.