Barcelona's Lionel Messi denies tax fraud reports - father
Jorge Messi, the father of Barcelona star Lionel Messi, has denied
the family's involvement in tax evasion projects as alleged by a
coalition of media outlets that is investigating offshore financial
dealings by the rich and famous. 
Spain's El Confidencial digital publication reported as part of the release of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm that the Messi family is being accused of setting up a tax fraud network by using Panamanian company Mega Star Enterprises to avoid paying tax on image rights deals.
The Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists said the cache of 11.5 million records detailed the offshore holdings of a dozen current and former world leaders, along with businessmen, celebrities and sports stars.
According to Espnfc, Ramon Fonseca, a co-founder of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca -- one of the world's largest creators of shell companies -- confirmed to Panama's Channel 2 television network that the papers, which are being dubbed the "Panama Papers," were authentic and had been obtained illegally by hackers.
Messi Sr. said the family is planning to sue Spanish newspaper El Confidencial for defamation after the Barcelona star was linked to the tax evasion project.
"Lionel Messi has not participated in any of the acts in which he is being implicated," Messi Snr said via statement on Monday. "The accusations saying that we have set up a new form of tax evasion and that we have created a network to launder money are false and libelous."
Spain's El Confidencial digital publication reported as part of the release of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm that the Messi family is being accused of setting up a tax fraud network by using Panamanian company Mega Star Enterprises to avoid paying tax on image rights deals.
The Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists said the cache of 11.5 million records detailed the offshore holdings of a dozen current and former world leaders, along with businessmen, celebrities and sports stars.
According to Espnfc, Ramon Fonseca, a co-founder of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca -- one of the world's largest creators of shell companies -- confirmed to Panama's Channel 2 television network that the papers, which are being dubbed the "Panama Papers," were authentic and had been obtained illegally by hackers.
Messi Sr. said the family is planning to sue Spanish newspaper El Confidencial for defamation after the Barcelona star was linked to the tax evasion project.
"Lionel Messi has not participated in any of the acts in which he is being implicated," Messi Snr said via statement on Monday. "The accusations saying that we have set up a new form of tax evasion and that we have created a network to launder money are false and libelous."
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