Lionel Messi ‘to sue Spanish newspaper’ over tax evasion claims

Messi, who captains the Argentina national side, and his family are reportedly planning to sue El Confidencial for defamation after being caused of using company Mega Star Enterprises to avoid paying tax on image rights deals, according to the Mirror.

Documents are alleged to show signatures of Messi and his father Jorge in obtaining the dormant firm via a buffer company based in Uruguay.

The legal action has been confirmed by the Madrid-based daily.

The leaked documents from secretive law firm Mossack Fonseca also reportedly include footie stars from Brazil, Uruguay, the UK, Turkey, Serbia and the Netherlands.

Former Uefa president Michel Platini also appears in the list, it has been reported.

Platini was banned from football for six years after he was embroiled in the 2015 Fifa scandal.

David Cameron’s late dad Ian, who died in 201, features among high-profile figures allegedly using offshore tax havens.

A staggering 11million documents from the firm were leaked over the weekend.

(dailystar.co.uk)