Lionel Messi, Argentina and Barcelona footballer has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud, BBC reports.
His father, Jorge Messi, was also given a jail term for defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.5m; $4.5m) between 2007 and 2009.
They also face millions of euros in fines for using tax havens in Belize and Uruguay used to conceal earnings from image rights.
However, neither man is expected to serve time in jail.
Under the Spanish system, prison terms under two years can be served under probation.
The footballer and his father were found guilty of three counts of tax fraud in Wednesday’s ruling by the court in Barcelona.
Messi was fined about €2m and his father €1.5m.
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