The coach of Brazil's national football team, Luiz Felipe Scolari, is to face a criminal investigation, reports from Portugal say, as he denies tax evasion.
Mr Scolari, 65, coached Portugal's national team from 2003 to 2008. The allegations are believed to be connected to his time there.
In a statement, the Brazilian said he had "always declared my earnings in all the countries I worked in".
The allegations come less than a month before the start of the World Cup.
The attorney general's office in Portugal confirmed a criminal investigation had been opened but gave no further details, the Associated Press news agency said.
"I am absolutely convinced of the correctness of my declarations. If there is something wrong, it is not of my doing," Mr Scolari's statement reads.
FundsAccording to Dutch and Portuguese media reports, the investigation focuses on payments of 7.4m euros ($10m; £6m) made to Mr Scolari during his time as Portugal coach.
Dutch daily Het Financieele Dagblad published a document which alleges that Mr Scolari did not declare the income - which is said to stem from image rights - and that the funds were transferred to an account in Miami.
Investigators in Portugal are reported to have asked for information about who the people involved in the transactions are.
Mr Scolari said he hoped "justice gets to the bottom of the facts".
He led his Brazil team to victory in the 2002 World Cup and last week announced his squad for the 2014 World Cup due to start in Brazil on 12 June.
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