Football Star Messi, His Father to Stand Trial on Tax Fraud Charges

Argentina and FC Barcelona football star Lionel Messi and his father, Jorge, will stand trial in Spain on three counts of tax fraud. The two are accused of defrauding the Spanish state of about $4.5 million (4.2 million euros) in taxes from 2007 to 2009. Court documents made public Thursday show that the judge in charge of the case rejected a request to drop Messi, a four-time world player of the year, from the case and clear him of wrongdoing. After an appeal filed by Messi's...

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