Leo Messi is seen as the pure superstar. The player who concentrates purely on football as opposed to someone like CR7 who concentrates purely on himself. But it appears squeaky clean Messi may not be so squeaky clean afterall. In a lawsuit published today the Spanish tax authoritites accuse Messi and his father of tax avoidance to the sum of €4m.
Leo Messi and his father have reportedly been served by Spanish tax authorities who claim the duo owe millions of euros owed in taxes.
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 12, 2013
BREAKING: Barcelona's Economic Crimes Prosecutor accuses Lionel Messi and father of 4m euro tax avoidance in lawsuit.
— Eurosport.com EN (@EurosportCom_EN) June 12, 2013
We don't know the details at the moment but Messi should probably start preparing a Harry Redknapp style defence. What's the Spanish for "child like handwriting", "bulldog" and "Rosie"?
UPDATE; Just after 3.30pm the official Leo Messi facebook page posted this update in Spanish and English
We communicate “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.”
