Messi trial.

As far as I know, his father is the one who does his taxes. Messi himself might not even have been aware of what his father was doing but then its his money after all so he will be held responsible for it. On a side note, he may well move out of Barcelona to avoid prison. In such a case, United having a deal with Adidas could swing it their way.

You should get a job with the Daily Mail.
 
Would give Durham a proper run for his money, dont you think? =D

Plus some lol.

How the fuck you managed to mention him going to the rags in all that i will never know.

Unless its what you really want to happen?
 
Plus some lol.

How the fuck you managed to mention him going to the rags in all that i will never know.

Unless its what you really want to happen?

How about I throw in Jackson along with him too xD
I dont know. That place looks the most probable to land him. Unless we go back to pre- FFP years, in spite of its relaxation, Platini will make sure some sort of condition or the other will still be there that stops us from spending that kind of money.
Now way in hell do I want that to happen! But I dont see any other club being able to afford him; not even Chelsea!
What I'd really want to happen is us nicking the title in spite of them getting Messi. I bet that would wind them up real nice!
 
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As far as I know, his father is the one who does his taxes. Messi himself might not even have been aware of what his father was doing but then its his money after all so he will be held responsible for it. On a side note, he may well move out of Barcelona to avoid prison. In such a case, United having a deal with Adidas could swing it their way.

Don't talk like a tit
 
Lionel Messi faces tax fraud trial after appeal rejected again
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  • From the sectionEurope
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Messi and his father paid €5m back to the Spanish tax authorities two years ago
Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi has moved a step closer to being tried for tax evasion after a Spanish high court rejected his latest appeal.

Messi and his father Jorge are both accused of defrauding the authorities of more than €4m (£3.1m; $5m).

The court ruled that Messi should not be granted impunity for not knowing what was happening with his finances.

The pair, who deny the charges, are alleged to have withheld the money between 2007 and 2009.

'Corrective payment'
The income related to Messi's image rights, including contracts with Banco Sabadell, Danone, Adidas, Pepsi-Cola, Procter and Gamble, and the Kuwait Food Company.

The footballer and his father are suspected of avoiding paying Spanish tax by using companies in Belize and Uruguay to sell the rights to use Messi's image.

The high court in Barcelona said on Wednesday that a decision over whether or not the accused was aware of the fraud scheme should be left for the court hearing.

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An appeal by the prosecution to charge just Messi's father (centre) was rejected last October
Messi's defence argued that the player had "never devoted a minute of his life to reading, studying or analysing" the contracts, El Pais newspaper reports.

It follows a similar ruling from a Spanish judge in October last year, when an appeal by the prosecutor to quash the charges against the star striker was thrown out. They had recommended charges be dropped on the grounds that Messi's father was responsible for his finances.

Messi and his father made a voluntary €5m "corrective payment", equal to the alleged unpaid tax plus interest, in August 2013.

Messi joined Barcelona as a 13-year-old in 2000, and made his first-team debut three years later.

He soon became one of the most influential players at the Catalan team, winning Europe's most prestigious club competition - the Champions League - four times.

The four-time World Player of the Year is now considered by many experts to be one of football's best ever players.

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