Redknapp begins trial for tax evasion

Football manager Harry Redknapp went on trial yesterday accused of receiving offshore bungs from his former employer.

The Tottenham Hotspur manager — tipped as a future England boss — dodged taxes on “substantial payments” while in charge at Portsmouth FC, a jury heard.

Redknapp stood accused of receiving two untaxed payments of over £189,000 from former chairman Milan Mandaric, his co-accused.