Panama Papers: Messi Goes on Trial For Tax Fraud in Spain

Lionel Messi will go on trial on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding Spain of over four million euros in unpaid taxes.
Isha Purkayastha
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Lionel Messi. (Photo: Reuters)
Lionel Messi. (Photo: Reuters)
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  • Argentinian football legend, Lionel Messi will go on trial on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding Spain of over four million euros in unpaid taxes.

  • One of the world’s highest paid athletes, Messi will confront in court the accusations that have dogged him since June 2013. The trial will run till 2 June, the day Messi is due to testify with his father.

  • Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, who have been named in the Panama Papers, have been accused of using a chain of fake companies in Belize and Uruguay to avoid paying taxes on 4.16 million euros ($4.7 million) of Messi’s income.

(With inputs from AFP)

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