Bayern boss in tax trial

Uli Hoeness, president of European football champions Bayern Munich, has gone on trial in a Munich court accused of tax evasion. Prosecutors accused him of avoiding more than 3.5m euros in tax. Aged 62, the former World Cup-winning German international footballer has admitted holding a secret bank account in Switzerland. He argues he filed an amended tax return last year, informing German tax officials about undeclared income. If found guilty he could face a jail term. A verdict is expected on Thursday. He is Germany's Mr Football. Not only was Uli Hoeness a star on the field but a great mover and shaker off it. As president of Bayern Munich, one of the world's greatest clubs, he was the man with whom everybody from Chancellor Angela Merkel down was pleased to be seen, according to BBC.