Lionel Messi was yesterday accused of tax fraud to the tune of £3.4million (HERE). The Spanish news agency EFE are reporting that the Barcelona man could face up to six years in jail and a large fine if convicted.
Barcelona declined to comment on the lawsuit while Messi expressed his surprise.
He said: 'We have just known through the media about the claim filed by the Spanish tax authorities. We are surprised about those news, because we have never committed any infringement.
'We have always fulfilled all our tax obligations, following the advices of our Tax Consultants who will take care of clarifying this situation.'
Messi is enjoying a day off after playing for his national team in Quito, where Argentina was held to 1-1 by Ecuador in a qualifying match for the World Cup.
I guess Ronaldo wlb the happiest man in the world now
ReplyDeleteHe must face the full wrath of the law, regardless of wat he's achieved in our sport... No human being is above the law.
ReplyDeleteIf Messi goes to jail for even a day.. It's gonna crack our beautiful sport, bug it can't break it.. If actually he dint pay the tax n eventually gets convicted, he shud be convicted from the game... C'est la vie
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