Redknapp goes straight from City to Court Case - Daily Mail
Redknapp goes from title race to court case with trial to begin one day after City clash
By Rob Draper
Last updated at 9:56 PM on 21st January 2012
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Big week ahead: Spurs boss Harry Redknapp
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp's trial on charges of tax evasion will begin at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.
Redknapp, 64, whose team take on Manchester City today in one of the most anticipated games of the season, and Milan Mandaric, the 73-year-old who is currently Sheffield Wednesday chairman, face two charges relating to payments of $145,000 (£96,000) and $150,000 (£99,000) alleged to have been made by Mandaric to Redknapp when they were chairman and manager respectively at Portsmouth.
The money is alleged to have been paid into a Monaco bank account opened by Redknapp.
Both men are accused of concealing the payments from the taxman in order to evade the payment of income tax and National Insurance contributions on the two amounts.
On trial: Redknapp and former Portsmouth owner Milan Mandaric (left)
The first offence is alleged to have taken place between April 2002 and November 2007, the second between May 2004 and November 2007.
Both men have denied any wrongdoing.
Redknapp's success at Spurs, who are currently in the midst of their best League campaign for 27 years, has led him to become favourite to take over from Fabio Capello as England manager next summer.
Title-chasers: Spurs face a tough trip to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday
Football Association chairman David Bernstein says the search for a new manager will not begin until after the European Championship next July but has stressed that their ideal candidate would have to be a native English speaker.
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