In Front of the Judge, Lionel Messi: I Never Know Nothing

MASSAPEDIA NEWS - Barcelona star Lionel Messi, bear witness in front of the judge that he did not know anything about money management and earnings during a professional career as a football player.

Lionel and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, Spanish tax office was accused of doing pengemplangan taxes in the period 2007-2009 with total losses of up to 4.2 million euros.

According to the public prosecutor's office, the side of Messi hide the real value of income by using shell companies in Uruguay, Belize, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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Tax court case began on Tuesday (31/5) then. On Thursday, Messi for the first time testifying in court.

"I just play football," said Messi told the judge. "I signed the contract because I believe my father and lawyer, and we have decided that they will deal with matters such as this."

Wearing a dark suit and tie, Messi sat next to his father in front of a judge and heard testimony from other parties for four hours. Only then was he called to testify for 15 minutes.

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Argentina national team player, said he never had a suspicion when his father asked to sign a contract or document.

Reported ESPN FC, Messi's lawyers also tried to show that the player does not know anything about tax problems and how to outsmart.

"The only thing I know is that we signed an agreement with different sponsors and they asked me to appear in ads, photos, and things like that," said Messi.

"But I do not know how this money comes or where it goes."

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After the investigation began in June 2013, Messi and his father had to pay taxes to the correction value of the Spanish authorities of five million euros.

Messi moved to Barcelona from his hometown in Argentina, Rosario, in 2000 ago. He obtained Spanish citizenship in 2005.

He was number 10 list of athletes with the highest incomes in the world in the last 10 years according to Forbes. Messi is estimated to have a turnover of US $ 350 million in the last decade.