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Former Bayern Munich boss Hoeness released from prison

Xinhua, February 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Former FC Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has been released from prison on suspension after serving half of his three-and-a-half-year sentence for tax evasion, Bavarias Justice Ministry confirmed on Monday.

The 64-year-old former Bayern Munich president leaves the prison after 637 days to serve the rest of his jail sentence on suspension.

The former Bayern striker, who scored 86 goals in 239 from 1970 until 1979, lifted the European Championship in 1972 and the World Cup in 1974 with Germany's national team.

After his professional career as a player, Hoeness became Bayern's sporting director to control the club's fate for 30 years before he was appointed as the club president in 2009.

However, five years later, in March 2014, Hoeness was sentenced to three-and-a-half-year in jail for evading 28.5 million Euros in taxes. At the beginning of 2015, Hoeness was allowed to leave the prison during daytime to work at Bayern's youth academy.

Despite Uli Hoeness' absence, the German giants are on their way to reap the fourth Bundesliga title in row, and the 26th overall. Endit