Messi's Father Wanted …For Tax Fraud

 Barcelona prosecutors are calling for the arrest of Lionel Messi’s father in a tax fraud case.

Prosecutors have cleared the 28-year-old of wrongdoing but are seeking an 18-month prison sentence for his father, Jorge Horacio Messi.

Messi senior allegedly defrauded Spain’s tax office of £3million in unpaid taxes from 2007-09.

 The decision is considered a win for Lionel Messi, who also had been mentioned in the investigation.

A Spanish judge had recently rejected an appeal filed by the player’s lawyers to drop the Barcelona star from the case.

In the documents made public on Tuesday, prosecutors also called for a fine of £1.5m for the father of the Argentina playmaker.