Spain¡¯s National Court dismissed the fraud case against Lionel Messi. The additional charges were embezzlement and money laundering.
According to the judge, the complaint? ¡°was based on an account put together from stories in the press, without bringing even a single element that was personally and directly known¡± by the plaintiff.
Federico Rettori filed the complaint in June. He used to work for Messi¡¯s charity.
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His document stated that Messi, the charity, his father Jorge and brother Rodrigo and ¡°all the people, as yet unidentified, who in one form or another administered or managed the funds at the Leo Messi Foundation.¡±
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The fact that this case has been dismissed is good news for Messi fans. Because now the legend can focus on the game instead of having to worry about such issues in court. So let him do what he is best at. play the beautiful game.?