Posts Tagged: football

Messi faces tax red card

June 12, 2024 by Alex Erquicia in Europe.

Messi of Argentina argues during a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Colombia in Buenos Aires

Lionel Messi of Argentina during a 2014 World Cup qualifier on June 7, 2013. Photo: Reuters

He might be able to dribble away at will from opponents’ on the soccer field but Lionel (Leo) Messi may find Spain’s tax authorities to be doughtier adversaries.

A red card for Spain’s debt-ridden soccer clubs

April 9, 2024 by Alex Erquicia in Europe.

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The E.U. readies a red card to Spain’s debt-ridden football clubs to stop Spain's soccer bubble.

The Spanish soccer debt bomb could explode: the teams from La Liga owe $975 million to the Spanish tax authorities but the European Commission wants to halt public funding and defuse the bomb.