Football Star Lionel Messi Faces 22-Month Jail Term...See Why

Barcelona Football Club player, Lionel Messi is presently facing tax evasion charge and is likely to stand trial alongside his father, Jorge.

 

The judge in charge of the case in Spain, reportedly rejected the request by prosecutors to drop the charges against the Argentine footballer and his father Jorge, who are accused of defrauding Spain of more than €4m (£3.1m; $5m) and have denied.

 

Some prosecutors alleged that the footballer's dad avoided paying tax on his son’s earnings by using offshore companies in Belize and Uruguay in 2007-09.

 

This case might see to the footballer bagging a one and half year sentence.