# According to the Spanish newspaper ABC, the Leo Messi Foundation was supposed to be an umbrella for the private business of the footballer's family. - At least 10 million euros have not been declared to the Spanish and Argentine authorities - writes the newspaper.
Black clouds - once again in recent months - gather over Lionel Messi's head. The 30-year-old FC Barcelona and Argentinean star have recently heard a tax evasion penalty for more than 4 million euros.
On Monday, the "ABC" daily reported that the Leo Messi Foundation had € 10 million in revenue in 2007-15.
- The footballer's foundation acted like an umbrella for the Argentinian family's private business. In the years 2007-15 she hid a large part of her income generated by the sponsors. At least 10 million euros have not been declared to the Spanish and Argentine authorities - writes "ABC".
The Spanish newspaper claims that the Messi Foundation has been active for six years (since 2007) without mandatory registration as a non-governmental organization. As the newspaper established, the athlete registered the organization only in 2013. As a result, it can not be verified whether the money transferred has been spent for social purposes, including For children with problems.
In addition, in 2009 Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio, opened a foundation office in Rosario. His activity also raises many controversies. Last year - after the conviction for the Star Barcy - the office was deregistered from the base of non-governmental organizations. The reason was the absence of financial statements for three consecutive years.
Recall that last year Messi and his father were sentenced by a court in Spain for tax fraud to 21 months in prison and a fine of - respectively - two and a half million euros. A few days ago the lawyers of the famous athlete proposed to transfer 510 thousand. The euro in exchange for a waiver of sentence.
The convicts would not have been found guilty anyway, because in Spain there is a provision whereby a person can avoid going to jail if he or she was not previously sentenced and the sentence is less than two years.
Photos from pixabay.com, Source ABC
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Never cared for Messi since moving to Argentina and learning to understand the importance of soccer here. Seemed to me the last few times he played for Argentina that he really was giving little to no effort. Just another spoiled elitist, just as former President Cristina Kirchner (whom, during a criminal investigation which forbid her from leaving the country, paid millions of dollars to the government so that she could go on a European tour.... Avoiding same criminal investigation by running for public office....).
Thank You for putting this story out there, so many idolize these types as if they know them personally (when in all reality we know little to nothing about them, and as we do learn it is usually dirty and unethical things we learn about them).
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