Barcelona Superstar Lionel Messi, Father Loses Appeal To Overturn 21 Months Prison Sentence

Lionel Messi and his dad lost appeals in
Spanish Supreme Court today over a 21-month jail sentence in a tax evasion case. Messi will pay a fine of £1.75 million.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner, who was found guilty by a Barcelona court last July for tax evasion of around £3.5million from 2007 to 2009, lost the case as his sentence stands for 21 months.

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The Barcelona attacker is however probably not going to spend time in prison as a sentence under two years for non violent crime can be filled in as probation, as indicated by the Spanish law.

Messi's dad Jorge, whose sentence was lessened to 15 months, will be required to pay £1.3million. Jorge had asserted that he was told by a legal counsel that the practice was lawful.

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The Barcelona star and his dad were accused of utilizing shell organizations to abstain from paying charges by the Barcelona court.