Messi and his father ordered into court

Lionel Messi and his father Jorge will stand charged with defrauding Spanish tax authorities of more than $4.5 million.The public prosecutor wants Jorge Messi to spend 18 months in jail and pay a fine of $2.25 million defrauding the state in the years 2007-2009. The prosecutorargued Lionel Messi should not be charged as his father oversaw his finances. But a court document published on Thursday showed the judge in the case ruled Lionel Messi must still appear as adefendant.