Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and His Father has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud.
Lionel Messi and Dad
Lionel Messi, the football wizard has been sentenced to jail alongside with dad for tax fraud, which has amount to €4.1m (£3.5m; $4.5m) between 2007 and 2009.
There are also some other offences and fine of falsely using tax havens in Belize and Uruguay in concealing earnings from image rights and it is said to have amounted to millions of euros.
There is a possibility of both of them not going to jail because under the Spanish system, two years prison terms can be served under probation.
There sentenced came, when both of them were found guilty of three count charges of tax fraud on Wednesday after the a court in Barcelona ruled on the case.
It will be recalled, that sometimes back when Lionel Messi was asked about the tax fraud, he denied b saying, "I knew nothing about my financial management, I only play football".
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