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PL: No issue with image rights
- Updated: October 1, 2016
The Premier League has defended players’ tax arrangements after accusations by the Daily Mail that players have a secret deal to pay less tax.
The newspaper claimed Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) allows players to receive a fifth of their pay through image rights companies, rather than in regular wages.
But the Premier League says there is nothing new in the story and the practice of using image rights as a source of income is well established around the world.
“The newspaper story regarding the legitimate tax …