Soccer
star Lionel Messi and his father Jorge have been sentenced to 21 months in
prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax
fraud.
The
sentence can be appealed through the Spanish supreme court, a statement from
the court said.
Messi
and his father will not serve a stretch behind bars, however. Under Spanish
law, a prison sentence under two years can be served under probation.
The
court ordered Messi to pay a fine of around 2 million euros and his father to
pay 1.5 million euros.
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