Friday, 14th March, 2014
Uli Hoeness has resigned as president of Bayern Munich after being found guilty of tax evasion and jailed.
The German kept millions of euros in a secret Swiss bank account and, though admitting his charges, has not managed to avoid prison.
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Hoeness was sentenced to three-and-a-half years behind bars and has opted not to appeal.
He has also resigned from his post at Bayern Munich.
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Hoeness was, along with CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the most powerful man at the current European and world champions.
A former player, Hoeness won the World Cup with Germany in 1974, having picked up the European Championship two years earlier.
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