FOOTBALL - Harry Redknapp is to face legal proceedings over charges of tax evasion. The Tottenham Hotspur manager has been under investigation by HM Revenue and Customs in the UK as part of the inquiry into alleged corruption in football which began in April 2007. The charges against Redknapp relate to his time as Portsmouth manager and Redknapp's alleged non-payment of tax after an offshore payment made to him by the former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric. Redknapp's current club Tottenham have issued a statement saying: "Harry Redknapp is extremely surprised and disappointed to have been informed that HMRC intend to institute proceedings against him in the week commencing January 11, 2010. We believe that the decision to commence proceedings will, in due course, be shown to have been totally misconceived."Redknapp, whose only major honour as a manager came when his Portsmouth side won the FA Cup in 2007, lives in a mansion in Sandbanks, Dorset - one of the most expensive property hot spots in Britain - which is reported to be worth in the region of £10 million. Portsmouth, Redknapp's club before Tottenham, are currently facing great financial difficulties, as are another former club of Redknapp's, West Ham United.
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