The Spanish newspaper "El Pais" published a text
of the investigation of the Spanish authorities with Lionel Messi of Barcelona
on 29 November last year about the involvement of his charitable foundation in
money laundering in collaboration with a company owned by a businessman from
Colombia organized has many friendly matches, most notably Messi Friends
against world stars held in June 2012 the Colombian capital, Bogota.
The "El Pais" mentioned that Messi attended investigations,
accompanied by his own counsel, and admitted that he played a friendly match on
behalf of Friends of Messi against the world, and that this match obtained by
the company he does not remember the name exactly, but it is closer to the
"Sports Image" run by businessman Guillermo Marin, who sold the
rights marketing for this match.
The Argentine star added that does not know Andrew Pot the
person who organized the charity match in Bogota, and was involved in money
laundering, stressing that he did not see him in Barcelona, adding: "As
Guillermo Marin is a businessman from Argentina known since 2006, and organized
several friendly matches for his charitable foundation, but there is no
personal relationship between us, but it is in constant contact with his
father, Jorge Messi.”
The best player in the world in the last four years:
"It was my charity institution receive these funds, which I do not
remember the value exactly, but all things are documented in pictures, and I
sign contracts and recommend the transfer of funds to the institution ING or
charitable non-governmental organizations", and asking you sure that the
money went to this institution, Messi's response: "That's what I think
that it was dedicated to charity, and without it I know not exactly."
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