This could get Messi....

[TBM]

Barcelona's footballer Lionel Messi and his father are being investigated in Spain for allegedly defrauding the state of more than 4m euros (£3.4m).

The Argentina forward and his father, Jorge, are suspected of filing fraudulent tax returns for 2007-09, Spanish officials say.

The 25-year-old World Player of the Year has so far made no comment on the allegation.

More soon.

[YateleyRoyal]

Footballer gets arrested thread.

[yappy]

Lock him up!

[Barry the bird boggler]

Yes, set the trial for about April next year and give him 12 months inside reduced to 6 months on appeal

[creative_username_1]

:arrow: Footballer gets arrested thread.

tbf you may not have seen the pun

[YateleyRoyal]

:arrow: Footballer gets arrested thread.

tbf you may not have seen the pun

I did, but this leads to a much bigger philosophical question: if you come up with a witty pun/title for a topic, should that make it deserving of it's own thread instead of a more generic one in which it would have fitted.

If so, then I have quite simply been foruming wrong.

[TBM]

:arrow: Footballer gets arrested thread.

He's not been arrested only investigated and I couldn't find the "footballer gets investigated" thread

[YateleyRoyal]

The last topic discussed on there was Andros Townsend, who wasnt arrested but charged by the FA.

[TBM]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22987229

A Spanish judge has summoned Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi to appear in court on 17 September over tax fraud allegations.

The 25-year-old Argentine, who has four times been named World Player of the Year, and his father are accused of defrauding the Spanish authorities of more than 4m euros (£3.4m).

[Ian Royal]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22987229

A Spanish judge has summoned Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi to appear in court on 17 September over tax fraud allegations.

The 25-year-old Argentine, who has four times been named World Player of the Year, and his father are accused of defrauding the Spanish authorities of more than 4m euros (£3.4m).

It's going to turn out he's basically illiterate and it's all a load of confusion about his dead pet cat and a dodgy accountant.

[AthleticoSpizz]

how comes that he's not at Chelsea?

[TBM]

Ruled out for 6-8 weeks with hamstring injury