Messi’s Family Denies Tax Evasion in Leaked “Panama Papers” Scandal

Messi’s family underlined in a statement released on Monday that it “wants to make clear that Lionel Messi has not carried out any of the acts attributed to him, and accusations he created a ... tax evasion plot, including a network of money-laundering, are false and insulting.”

“The Panama Company to which they refer to is a totally inactive company that never had any funds or any open current accounts,” the statement continued.

They added that the firm was created by the family’s former tax advisers and that everything had since been brought into line where Messi’s fiscal situation was concerned.