BARCELONA, Spain, June 2 (UPI) -- Was Lionel Messi leaving tax collectors behind like an outstretched leg of a helpless defender?
The world's most famous soccer player faced his harshest critics Thursday, when he appeared in front of a court in Barcelona, with father Jorge Horacia Messi, at his side. The duo are facing three counts of tax fraud, which carry a penalty of two years in prison if found guilty.