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Lionel Messi handed 21 month jail sentence

Lionel Messi handed 21 month jail sentence

Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi and his father have been handed 21 month jail sentences.

A Spanish Court has also ordered them to pay 2 million Euros in fines for three tax crimes.

However Messi isn't expected to spend any time in prison - under Spanish law all prison sentences under 2 years are suspended for first offenders.

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