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Harry Redknapp in court to face tax evasion charges Harry Redknapp in court to face tax evasion charges
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has arrived in court to face accusations of tax evasion relating to his time in charge of Portsmouth.Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has arrived in court to face accusations of tax evasion relating to his time in charge of Portsmouth.
Mr Redknapp and former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric are charged with cheating the public revenue.Mr Redknapp and former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric are charged with cheating the public revenue.
The case centres on payments totalling $295,000 (£183,000) allegedly made by Mr Mandaric, now chairman of Sheffield Wednesday, to Mr Redknapp.The case centres on payments totalling $295,000 (£183,000) allegedly made by Mr Mandaric, now chairman of Sheffield Wednesday, to Mr Redknapp.
The Southwark Crown Court trial is expected to last two weeks.The Southwark Crown Court trial is expected to last two weeks.
Harry Redknapp was an early arrival for the start of his trial. He was at the Court soon after 8am, but by then many journalists had already been there for an hour.
With limited space in the court room for press and members of the public, a queue had begun to snake down a corridor of the building.
At 1005 the door to Court Six was opened, and Mr Redknapp and Mr Mandaric took their seats in the dock. This will be their home for much of the next two weeks.
Jury selection will take place this morning before John Black QC opens the prosecution case against the pair.
Mr Redknapp, 64, who underwent minor heart surgery last year to unblock his arteries, is the most successful English manager in the modern game, having led Portsmouth to FA Cup success and Spurs to last season's Uefa Champions League quarter-finals.
Serbian-born Mr Mandaric is now chairman of Sheffield Wednesday, having previously worked at Leicester City.
Mr Redknapp, of Panorama Drive, Poole, Dorset, is represented by John Kelsey-Fry QC, while Lord Ken Macdonald QC is counsel for Mandaric, of Stretton Hall, Oadby, Leicestershire.