Currently battling a multi-million euro tax evasion charge, Cristiano Ronaldo might have hoped to spend his holiday in the Balearic Islands out of the gaze of the Spanish authorities.

But the Real Madrid star found himself under the taxman’s scrutiny once again as his luxury charter yacht was boarded by customs agents off the coast of Formentera.

The Portuguese footballer, who faces a court hearing on July 31 over four counts of alleged tax fraud, was returning to the yacht from a meal onshore with his family when it was boarded by three armed officers.

The agents carried out a thorough inspection of the vessel, lasting about an hour and a half, and checked paperwork, according to Hola!, the Spanish celebrity magazine.