Messi tax fraud trial concludes

Lionel Messi’s tax fraud trial has concluded and a verdict is expected to be confirmed at the start of next week.

The government prosecutor in the case is calling for a prison sentence for both Messi and his father Jorge Horacio Messi, although it is likely they will avoid jail time if found guilty and instead be fined and made to forfeit possible future tax benefits.

The four-day trial ended on Friday with both prosecutors contending that Messi’s father was the main person responsible for defrauding Spain’s tax authority of 4.1m Euros (£3.19m) from 2007-09.

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