Lionel Messi Might Face Trail For Allegations Of Tax Fraud

Lionel Messi, the Barcelona player arrived in court to answer charges of tax evasion for 27 September 2013 in Gava. Lionel Messi and his Jorge his father paid five million euros as a corrective payment to the Spanish authorities after they were accused in June for filling false tax returns.

Messi and his father were accused last year of not paying tax on his earnings from the player’s image rights from the year 2007-09. The prosecutor in Barcelona decided to press ahead with the charges.

Messi and his father were accused of using companies in Belize and Uruguay to sell the player’s rights and the players denies all that has been said. Four-time World player of the year Messi is one of the world’s richest sportsman.