AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcao has been found guilty of tax fraud by a Spanish court.

The former Atletico Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United striker was given him a 16 month jail term along with a nine-million euro fine.

According to the Spanish legislation, prison is only mandatory for individuals that have been sentenced for more than two years and the ruling was immediately suspended.

The Colombia international's sentence was due to two tax crimes related on false income statements and image rights fraud, during his tenure at Los Rojiblancos.

El Confidencial gained access the prosecution's order, which states that the Monaco star has been accused of defrauding 822,609 euros in 2012 and in 4,839,253 euros in 2013.