Argentina and Barcelona football Star, Lionel Messi has been
sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud.
His father, Jorge Messi, was also given a jail term for
defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.5m; $4.5m) between 2007 and 2009.
They also face millions of euros in fines for using tax
havens in Belize and Uruguay to conceal earnings from image rights.
However, neither man is expected to serve time in jail.
Under the Spanish system, prison terms of less than two
years can be served under probation.
The footballer and his father were found guilty of three
counts of tax fraud in Wednesday's ruling by the court in Barcelona.
As well as the jail terms, Messi was fined about €2m and his
father €1.5m.
They made a voluntary €5m "corrective payment", equal
to the alleged unpaid tax plus interest, in August 2013.
The sentence can be appealed through the Spanish Supreme
Court.
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