GAVA, Spain (Reuters) - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and his father Jorge testified separately in court on Friday to answer charges of tax evasion on income earned from the sale of the player's image rights.
The pair, who have denied wrongdoing, are accused of hiding more than four million euros ($5.39 million) by filing incomplete tax returns for the years 2006 to 2009.
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