Arsenal's tax dodge gets yellow card from revenue

THE high-profile divorce of Arsenal star Ray Parlour has unearthed a multi-million pound tax dodge at one of Britain's leading football clubs.

Bonuses paid to players and the manager, amounting to millions each season, are paid in to offshore trusts and secretive front companies to avoid tax.

The legal, but widely condemned, tactic only emerged when midfielder Parlour had to disclose all his earnings and bonuses during his divorce settlement with ex-wife Karen at the Court of Appeal earlier this month.