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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 an estimated £40,000 tax evasion. | |
| 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. | 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 Mandaric was charged with tax evasion on Tuesday and both men are due before magistrates next month. | |
| Mr Mandaric, 71, is currently the chairman of Leicester City. | 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. |
| 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 | 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." |
| Mr Burton, of law firm BurtonCopeland, added: "The £40,000 figure is our estimate." | |
| 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 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 of his high profile. | At the time he accused the police of targeting him simply because of his high profile. |
| 'Non-football matter' | |
| He left the club in 2008 to join his current employer. | He left the club in 2008 to join his current employer. |
| Tottenham Hotspur have previously said the case will not affect his employment because it was a private, non-football matter and pre-dated his tenure at the club. | |
| Following the charges, a spokesman for the club told the BBC: "His position remains unaffected and it is a private matter." | |
| Since taking over at Tottenham Mr Redknapp has guided the club from the threat of relegation to contention for European qualification this season. | |
| Portsmouth are mired in financial difficulties and have been unable to pay players on several occasions. | |
| Milan Mandaric is also charged with tax evasion | |
| Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie was also questioned during the 26-month 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. | 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. |
| Birmingham City's former managing director Karren Brady and former co-owner David Sullivan were also investigated by police, but no further action was taken against them. | |
| Mr Redknapp is due to appear at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 11 February. | Mr Redknapp is due to appear at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 11 February. |
| In May 2008 Mr Redknapp sued City of London Police for arresting him and searching his home in Poole, Dorset. | |
| The High Court ruled the search was unlawful and granted him £1,000 in damages. |