Cristiano Ronaldo's brother is currently being investigated for fraud after selling t-shirts that were meant to be destroyed.
Juventus superstar Ronaldo owns Mussara, which is run by his brother Hugo Aviero, and they ordered a number of jerseys from Pegaso.
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Per football-italia, La Stampa and La Repubblica report Pegaso were asked to produce the shirts, only for Mussara to pull the plug on manufacturing.
They asked for all already produced shirts to be returned so they could be disposed of. But Pegaso allege the shirts weren't destroyed and instead put on sale at the Cristiano Ronaldo Museum.
Pegaso are taking legal action against Mussara and it means Hugo will be investigated.
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Ronaldo has previously been involved with the law regarding money, having been handed a suspended jail sentence for tax fraud during his time at Real Madrid.
Spanish prosecution sources told the Daily Mail, "The Provincial Prosecutors' Office of Madrid is seeking a 23-month prison sentence for Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro for the commission of four crimes against the Public Treasury relating to Personal Income Tax for the tax years 2011 to 2014 inclusive.
"Over those four years prosecutors say the footballer deprived the Public Treasury out of 5,717,174 euros (£5.3 million)."
Pleading guilty and agreeing a deal with the courts allowed Ronaldo to avoid a longer trial and potentially a heftier punishment.
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Ronaldo and his older brother have become incredibly close in recent years after the five-time Ballon d'Or winner paid for Hugo's rehab.
Hugo sadly suffered from substance abuse issues in his early adult life, similar to the duo's father Dinis.
Dinis died in 2005 while Ronaldo was at Manchester United and at the time, Hugo played 'street football'.
It was a different style to that of Ronaldo but in terms of talent, it's believed he was right up there.
Childhood friend Joel Santos told The Sun: "I didn't know Hugo back then. But everybody who knew says he was a better footballer than Ronaldo."
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But C.S. Maritimo president Carlos Pereira wasn't as sure and still gave Ronaldo the edge.
"Nowadays, people say that Hugo was a good player, but that has nothing to do with the kind of football that Ronaldo plays.
"Hugo was a street player. He played. He drank. He slept. When Ronaldo started to play, he played in a club with structure, with coaches and directors.
"It is a different kind of football. Hugo may have been skillful, but it was as a street footballer, playing against his friends in an amateur way. Nothing like Ronaldo."
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