Lionel Messi’s dad carries blame in tax trial
Lionel Messi’s tax fraud trial has concluded with a public prosecutor calling for the footballer’s acquittal and the government prosecutor renewing his demand for a conviction.
The four-day trial ended in Barcelona with both prosecutors contending that Messi’s father, Jorge Horacio Messi, was the main person responsible for defrauding Spain’s tax authority of €4.1m from 2007 to 2009.
