Lionel Messi and Father handed 21 months jail term for Tax fraud

Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and his father Jorge Messi have been sentenced to 21 Months in prison for a 3 counts of tax fraud by a Spanish court. But none of them will serve time in jail because under the Spanish law system prison terms under two years can be served under probation.

In a statement, the court has said their sentences can be appealed through the country's Supreme Court. The court ordered Messi to pay a fine of around 2 million euros (£1.7million) and his father to pay 1.5 million euros for the crimes.

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