Messi handed prison sentence in tax fraud case

Barcelona and Argentina football star Lionel Messi has today (Wednesday) been sentenced to 21 months in prison and fined €2m ($2.2m) after being found guilty of tax fraud, however the 29-year-old is unlikely to serve any jail time.

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