Court in Spain decided he should stand trial for tax fraud. Authorities pushing for 22 month jail for him and his father.
Prosecuting lawyer Ronaldo is quoted as saying "it would be best for everyone (mine) concerned if we got scum like this off our streets"
Tbh 'IF' he is guilty he deserves everything he gets for being a greedy barsteward ,the amount of money he earns
if Messi goes to jail i will eat mi hat....it'll will cost em more in lost tax payments while he is in the nick than if he pays a large fine and subsequent tax on further earnings. Silly Spanish sods hth
I'm sure I'd read or seen it somewhere that messi isn't going to stand trial but they are still looking into his dad's dealings
You can in Germany, remember this.... F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone pays to end bribery trial 5 August 2014 Media captionBernie Ecclestone tells waiting reporters "I'm going to take care of Formula 1" A German court has agreed to end the bribery trial of Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone in exchange for a $100m (£60m) payment from him.