Van Basten settles Italian tax claim

National football coach Marco van Basten has agreed to pay €7.2m to the Italian tax office in order to avoid being taken to court for fraud, the Telegraaf reports on Monday. The tax avoidance charges date back to 1997 when Van Basten played for AC Milan.

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