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Friday, July 19, 2013

Indicted for tax evasion, Messi said he was "very quiet"



The Argentine striker of FC Barcelona assured Wednesday trust his lawyers. It is convened by a judge with his father Jorge on September 17.

Two months to the day, he will face a judge. But Lionel Messi remains serene. Indicted for tax evasion, the Argentine striker of FC Barcelona Wednesday expressed "very quiet." "I'm out of it, just like my father," he said at a press conference in Barcelona.

The four Ballon d'Or rest assured of his lawyers. "We have our lawyers and consultants who deal with these things. We trust them for they solve them," he said. The 26-year-old also said "do not understand it all." "This is also why other people are involved in this case for us," he added.

Lionel Messi and his father Jorge are convened by the Spanish court on 17 September. They are suspected of tax evasion to the tune of EUR 4.16 million. Facts they denied having committed.