Lionel Messi should be acquitted for tax evasion in Spain: Prosecutor
Neither Messi nor his father Jorge Horacio Messi attended the hearing in a Barcelona court where closing arguments were given.
Jun 03, 2016, 23:31 PM ISTLionel Messi: Barcelona star appears in court at tax fraud trial in Spain
Spanish prosecutors are seeking a jail sentence of 22-and-a-half months for them if they are found guilty, plus fines equivalent to the amount that was allegedly defrauded.
Jun 02, 2016, 15:14 PM ISTLionel Messi's ex-advisors absolve him in tax fraud trial
The trial kicked off in Barcelona on Tuesday, and the Argentina star himself will take the stand on Thursday.
Jun 01, 2016, 23:08 PM ISTLionel Messi misses first day of tax fraud trial in Barcelona
Argentinian-born striker Messi and his father Jorge Horacio Messi, who have both denied the allegations, were due to appear in the Barcelona court on Thursday, according to a judicial document.
May 31, 2016, 16:37 PM IST