Spain’s public prosecutor has agreed to substitute Lionel Messi’s suspended 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud with a fine.

The Barcelona superstar was given the jail term last July after being found guilty – alongside his father Jorge – of three counts of tax fraud.

It was ruled that Messi, between 2007 and 2009, defrauded Spain of €4.1million relating to earnings from image rights.
An appeal against the sentence was rejected by the Spanish Supreme Court in May.

However, Spanish news agency EFE reports that the public prosecutor has agreed to substitute the sentence for a fine of €255,000.

During the initial trial in 2016, Messi consistently denied any involvement, insisting his focus was only ever on playing football.
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If I were in Messi's shoes, I would tell them I want the prison sentence afterall according to Spanish laws, a non violent offense with less than 2 years sentence will be served on probation meaning I'll never set foot in a cell throughout the sentence. It'll only be on paper

Some of u bloggers are pathetic.. How do u ppl sit down and make up such ludicrous stories?? In Spain any non violent offence with less than 2yrs sentence is not served.. So where is d swapping coming from? All d players dat are going to fall prey to the Spanish tax laws won't spend a minute in prison. Messi's case is over since.. Ronaldo is next, followed by Mourinho , Neymar and other big foreign players in d league.. Stop posting false information