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 | | Barcelona expressed support for the case for tax evasion of Messi9.10.2015 |
The leadership of Barcelona expressed full support for the star Lionel Messi on trial for tax evasion, which was fought against the Argentinian striker and his father.
Lionel Messi and his father Jorge will be judged by a Spanish Court on charges that between 2007 and 2009 have declined 4.2 million euros from the taxes affecting the proceeds from the sale of the image of the Argentine superstar.
The diversion from the payment of taxes has become by creating fictitious companies in Belize and Uruguay, considered as a tax haven.
If found guilty, Messi can go to jail for nearly two years.
'FC Barcelona expresses solidarity with Leo Messi and his family in this specific situation. The Club continues to offer to him and his family the full support of legal, fiscal and administrative terms.', it was said in the message.
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