Messi's family says claims are false and insulting

Barcelona: The family of Lionel Messi has denied that he was involved in tax evasion after his name emerged in the leaked documents.

“The Messi family wants to make clear that Lionel Messi has not carried out any of the acts attributed to him, and accusations he created a... tax evasion plot, including a network of money-laundering, are false and insulting,” it said in a statement.