On April 1, local time, the former Argentina international Batistuta, known as the "God of War", was sentenced by the Afghan Federal Court to seize personal assets due to tax evasion.
According to a lawsuit filed in court by Argentina's tax authorities, Batistuta failed to pay the 2021 personal property tax required by law, involving an amount of nearly 4 million pesos (about $40,000).
A tax authority requested the court to order Batistuta to pay the tax.
A federal judge Arullard ruled against this and imposed preventive seizure on all of Bastituta's property after he retired in 2005, until he paid all the arrears of personal property tax and related penalties and interest. .
The 53-year-old Batistuta is a famous Argentine football player. He has played for Argentina's River Plate and Boca Juniors, as well as Italy's Fiorentina, Roma, Inter Milan and other internationally renowned clubs. He was elected as the top scorer in Serie A.
In the early 1990s, he was selected for the Argentine national team and served as the main striker. He represented Argentina in 77 appearances, scored 54 goals, participated in three World Cups and three Copa Americas, and won two Copa America championships.
In addition, Batistuta was also the player with the most goals in the history of the Argentine national team until he was surpassed by Messi in 2016.
In March 2005 he hung up his boots due to injury.
In December 2010, he was hired as the ambassador for Qatar's bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
(produced by Xu Miaoqiao)
Responsible editor: [Ji Xiang]