Spanish prosecutors want Lionel Messi's dad arrested for tax fraud

Barcelona prosecutors are calling for the arrest of footballer Lionel Messi’s father in a tax fraud case.

Spanish prosecutors want Lionel Messi's dad arrested for tax fraud

Barcelona prosecutors are calling for the arrest of footballer Lionel Messi’s father in a tax fraud case.

Prosecutors have cleared Messi of wrongdoing but are seeking an 18-month prison sentence for his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, for allegedly defrauding Spain’s tax office of €4m in unpaid taxes from 2007-09.

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