Lionnel Messi to be imprisoned if...?

Lionel Messi to be imprisoned?

Lionnel Messi,the Argentina's captain and Barcelona could be imprisoned as he faces trial for undeclared income.According to sources close to Messi,the star player has complained that he is being singled out for special treatment compared with other elite sports players in Spain with disputed tax affairs.


Lionel Messi has been accused last year of hiding $5 million that he’d earned by using companies in Uruguay and Belize. According to the Spanish law  if anyone hides more than $145,000 you could be imprisoned.

In the El confidential,the soccer superstar has complained bitterly saying,
“There are other elite sportspeople who have tax problems and they’ve all been settled administratively, as was the case with Real Madrid players Xabi Alonso and Iker Casillas and tennis star Rafa Nadal. Messi is the only one who faces legal proceedings that could end with him going to jail. He’s fed up with Spain and that’s why he wants to leave.” Do you think the tax officials in spain are being fair to Messi? Share your thoughts with us.