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What was Zico's international career?
Zico made his international debut in the South American Qualifier to the 1972 Summer Olympics playing 5 matches and scoring the qualifying goal against Argentina
Was Zico successful after his international debut?
Despite this fact, Zico wasn't called up to the Munich games. He felt extremely frustrated and told his father in dismay he wanted to stop playing football.
Are there any other interesting aspects about Zico's international career besides his international debut and not being called up to the Munich games?
Having been cleared of all the tax evasion charges by Italian officials in 1988, Zico decided to pay a tribute to Udine, the city that welcomed him six years before

Question: Why was he charged?
Self-contained rewrite: Why was Zico charged by Italian officials?