( CNN ) -- Four-time world soccer player of the year Lionel Messi and his father have paid Spanish authorities $ 6.6 million after allegedly committing tax fraud between 2007 and 2009 . The `` reparatory '' payment was made on August 14 and includes interest , the High Court said in a statement sent to CNN . It covers the period between 2007 and 2009 , Spanish media reported . The move comes more than two months after Messi paid $ 13 million in taxes to cover the tax period of 2010-2011 . Messi is due to appear in court on September 17 but one of his lawyers is requesting to `` suspend '' the date of his testimony , according to the statement . A decision is expected within two days . When it went public that he was under investigation , Messi said on his Facebook page that he had done nothing wrong . `` We are surprised about the news , because we have never committed any infringement , '' he said in June . `` We have always fulfilled all our tax obligations , following the advice of our tax consultants , who will take care of clarifying this situation . '' The off-field issues have n't affected the Argentine international 's performances for Barcelona . He scored all three goals for Barcelona in its 3-2 win at Valencia on Sunday and has netted five league goals in his two games .
Lionel Messi and his father pay $ 6.6 million after allegedly committing tax fraud . Comment: The four-time world soccer player of the year is due to appear in court on September 17 . Messi has scored five league goals for Barcelona this season in two games .