Messi Is Facing Jail Time And His Lawyers Might Not Be Able To Save Him
The s*** is hitting the fan in just about as slow-motion of a fashion as possible for Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi and his father, Messi Sr., first appeared in court over allegations of tax fraud in September of 2013 in Gava, Catalonia. What started there as a dispute over “the routing of 'image rights' income through offshore tax havens” has turned into a protracted legal battle over the years.