The Barcelona Super star accompanied by his father Jorge Horacio Messi, met with cheers as he arrived at the court premises.

The money was earned through the sale of Messi’s image rights from 2007-09.
A spokesman said: The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday began the process to review a 21-month jail sentence handed to Lionel Messi and his father for tax fraud after the Barcelona star lodged an appeal.

If the sentence is passed, Messi and his father are likely to spend time behind bars, as is common in Spain for first offences for non-violent crimes carrying a sentence of less than two years.

The two of them are accused of using a chain of fake companies in Uruguay and Belize to evade taxes on 4.16 million euros ($4.6 million).

A spokesman for the Supreme Court said the case was being examined by five magistrates, a process that could last several days.

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