Lionel Messi and Father Sentenced To 21 Months in Jail

What do you think would be said of Barcelona' future in football if their greatest player Lionel Messi is sent to jail for tax fraud? Lionel Messi and His father has been sentenced to 21 months in jail for tax fraud.

In the latest development about Lionel Messi court case of tax fraud, a court in Spain as at today the 6th day of July sentenced the greatest player/Striker in Barcelona history together with his father to 21 months in jail for tax fraud or tax avoidance.



The court found Messi and his father, who has managed his son's affairs since he was a child, guilty tax fraud and ruled that for each of those three years they should serve a sentence of seven months. Messi, 29, a five-time world player of the year, was also fined 2.09 million euros while his father was fined 1.6 million euros. But according to reports gotten by Clockwise News, the prison sentence might be suspended as it is a common practise in Spain for first offences for non-violent crimes especially those with sentence less than two years.

Earlier in the case, Messi has told the court that he trusted his father with his finances and "knew nothing" about how his wealth was managed.