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| Barcelona's Lionel Messi and father accused of €4m tax fraud in Spain | Barcelona's Lionel Messi and father accused of €4m tax fraud in Spain |
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| Lionel Messi and his father have been accused by Spanish tax authorities of defrauding the state of more than €4m. | Lionel Messi and his father have been accused by Spanish tax authorities of defrauding the state of more than €4m. |
| Barcelona's world player of the year and his father Jorge allegedly filed fraudulent tax returns for the years 2007-2009, according to a spokesman for the prosecutor's office for tax crimes in Catalonia. | Barcelona's world player of the year and his father Jorge allegedly filed fraudulent tax returns for the years 2007-2009, according to a spokesman for the prosecutor's office for tax crimes in Catalonia. |
| The complaint, signed by the prosecutor Raquel Amado, has been submitted for trial at the courthouse in Gava, the Barcelona district where the Argentina forward lives. | The complaint, signed by the prosecutor Raquel Amado, has been submitted for trial at the courthouse in Gava, the Barcelona district where the Argentina forward lives. |
| Messi and his father are accused of three offences against the public purse. A judge must accept the prosecutor's lawsuit before any charges could be brought. | Messi and his father are accused of three offences against the public purse. A judge must accept the prosecutor's lawsuit before any charges could be brought. |
| Messi signed an extended contract with Barcelona earlier this year, with his salary, which is heavily driven by incentives, understood to begin at around €11m (£8.5m) a year net. Barcelona declined to comment on the complaint. | |
| Messi is enjoying a day off after playing for his national team in Quito, where Argentina drew 1-1 with Ecuador in a World Cup qualifier – a match in which Javier Mascherano was sent off for kicking the driver of a medical buggy. | Messi is enjoying a day off after playing for his national team in Quito, where Argentina drew 1-1 with Ecuador in a World Cup qualifier – a match in which Javier Mascherano was sent off for kicking the driver of a medical buggy. |
| Alejandro Sabella, the Argentina coach, said Messi is expected to play in a friendly against Guatemala on Friday. | Alejandro Sabella, the Argentina coach, said Messi is expected to play in a friendly against Guatemala on Friday. |