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Maradona Told He Owes Italy £16.7 Million

马拉多纳逃税两千万美元

Diego Maradona has been notified by Italian tax police that he owes Italy £16.7 million because of evaded taxes and interests.

Maradona had just set foot at Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci airport when he was escorted by tax inspectors to their office and given papers to sign. The bill amounts to 52 billion lire.

The Argentine came to Italy to appear on television shows and unveil a coin engraved with his image. He left the airport after signing the papers.

tax police:税务警察;球王马拉多纳在意大利逃税多达1670万英镑。

escort:陪同,押送;马拉多纳刚刚走下飞机就被押送到警察局,直到他签署了多份早已准备好的文件后才得以脱身。

engrave:雕刻;马拉多纳意大利之行的目的本来是为刻有他头 像的纪念币剪彩,结果被意大利警察逮个正着。

Maradona led Argentina to a world title in 1986 and the Italian soccer club Napoli to its only two Serie A titles, in 1987 and 1990. He was kicked out of the league in 1991 after testing positive for cocaine.

He was in Rome last month to receive the FIFA internet award for player of the century.

Recently, he has been negotiating his return to Napoli as a manager.

cocaine:可卡因;马拉多纳在1991年因为被查出服用可卡因而被赶出意甲赛场。

negotiate:讨论,谈判;马拉多纳正在与那不勒斯俱乐部商谈出任球队经理的意向,如果成功,马拉多纳将重新踏上亚平宁半岛。