Barcelona football star Lionel Messi and his father will appeal against a Spanish court decision to sentence them each to 21 months in jail for tax fraud, the player’s lawyers say.
Argentine Messi, aged 29, was also fined 2 million euros by the court in Barcelona.
In addition to the prison term, Messi’s father, Jorge, was fined 1.5 million euros for defrauding Spain of 4.1 million euros in 2007-09.
However, neither man is expected to serve time in jail.
Under the Spanish legal system, prison terms of under two years can be served under probation.
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