Lionel messi barcelona ask fans support forward found guilty tax fraud

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Lionel Messi, the Argentine professional footballer who plays for Barcelona and the Argentina national team, was found guilty of tax fraud by a Spanish court in 2017. The court ruled that Messi and his father, Jorge Messi, had failed to pay taxes on income earned from image rights between 2007 and 2009.

The court ordered Messi to pay a fine of €2 million (approximately $2.2 million) and his father to pay a fine of €1.5 million (approximately $1.7 million). Messi was also given a 21-month suspended prison sentence, which means he will not have to serve time in prison as long as he complies with the terms of the sentence.

The case against Messi and his father was brought by the Spanish tax authorities, who alleged that they had failed to pay taxes on income earned from image rights, including endorsements and sponsorships. The authorities claimed that Messi and his father had hidden income in offshore accounts and had failed to declare it to the tax authorities.

Messi and his father denied any wrongdoing and claimed that they had paid all the taxes they owed. However, the court found that they had failed to comply with their tax obligations and had engaged in tax fraud.

The case against Messi and his father was widely reported in the media and sparked a heated debate about tax evasion and the responsibilities of wealthy individuals.