iykedare:
Then never born Spain well . Make them try jail am Na.

you think spain be like our country naija wey dey habour and pardon criminals?hes guilty for the crime put against him..he should face the law.hes no different from the rest of us

nobody will jail you, the greatest

Another record for him he has 1 criminal record and Cr7 has zero

Clone2020:
You lose the 2014 world cup final, you lose the 2016 Copa American cup final, you quit the national team and now you are indicted for tax fraud and would spend months in jail. Very sad turn of events. The man who was supposed to be a national Hero for Agentina and maybe dethrone Maradona is going down the drains.

No Mercy for Messi.

No1 Football is a team game

Yeah, he lost in 3 major finals but reaching the finals is an achievement

FYI, he won't go to jail

As a first time offender plus because his jail term is less than 2years, he will pay fine and be on probation

Lobatan

how u go jail person wey dey outta this world? How?

Any sentence under two years can be suspended under Spanish law, meaning Messi is expected to avoid spending a day behind bars......

Harwoyeez:
Fine is usually given in lure of prison sentence in Spain especially for first offenders so there's nothing much to this

I think you're the only one in this thread that understands how spanish law works

Our LONGER-nosed fellow homo sapiens continue to show us why their societies remain better than ours.
They continue to demonstrate why we will continue coming to their countries to be their voluntary UNDER-employed slaves while posing to our "unlucky" fellow citizens who are still "stuck" in Nigeria that they are in the diaspora.
Should we remain that way
In our own country, the useless yeyebrities flash and parade their:

- expensive cars.
- expensive watches
- expensive shoes
- expensive dresses
- expensive mansions
- expensive etc.

without paying taxes and no one is bothered.
Did we not have a similar case of the famous blogger with her Banana Island mansion who paid only N4,000 for six years but was quickly swept under the carpet
Why are we so foolish as a people?

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Aviero:
He's very lucky.


He could have got six years. Do you know what that means? All sponsorship deals cancelled. Barcelona will have no choice but to terminate his contract. This would have been a perfect example of Grace to Grass, in fact, brown grass!


He's lucky!


Well, this just shows that nobody is above the law. And I commend the Spanish authorities for this. It's a K-leg judgement, tho.

till he die he can never be broke , messi for that matter even maradona was not broke talkless of messi , please receive sense . Bad belle.

This is a bit of messi situation

@OP
Stop misleading people !
This is the real headline
Lionel Messi: Soccer star handed 21-month sentence, set to avoid prison

(CNN)The good news for soccer star Lionel Messi is that he won't be going to jail for defrauding the Spanish tax authorities. The bad news is that he's been fined $2.3 million.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/06/football/lionel-messi-tax-guilty-sentence-21-months/index.html

Barcelona fans be like all this happening to messi is all just because of ronaldo

#pensive...

jcross19:
till he die he can never be broke , messi for that matter even maradona was not broke talkless of messi , please receive sense . Bad belle.

What is this? To be plain with you: messi' career is over

9jacodedgist:
nobody will jail you, the greatest

so he should continue in his fraud and keep on not paying tax

Witch hunt

If it were in Nigeria now, some folks will bξ shouting witch-hunt. Solidarity visits here and there from NFF officials and politicians.

Uchihaitaci:
@OP
Stop misleading people !
This is the real headline
Lionel Messi: Soccer star handed 21-month sentence, set to avoid prison

(CNN)The good news for soccer star Lionel Messi is that he won't be going to jail for defrauding the Spanish tax authorities. The bad news is that he's been fined $2.3 million.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/06/football/lionel-messi-tax-guilty-sentence-21-months/index.html

What is the difference? he won't be behind bars but he will be under solitary probation for 21 months without freedom.

pigmeat you don c this news

Some level of greediness dey baffle me die.

Ezechinwa:
Nairaland home of fake news... the headline says messi why not using his father name, just to create panic. L.messi won't be going to prison but probably his father. please change the headline title... CNN cannot do this...

D judgment is for him & his dad - both are given 21months each

Messi will pay €2m & d dad, Jorge, will pay €1.5m
But they won't go to jail

That was how most tabloids including CNN carried the news

Aviero:
He's very lucky.


He could have got six years. Do you know what that means? All sponsorship deals cancelled. Barcelona will have no choice but to terminate his contract. This would have been a perfect example of Grace to Grass, in fact, brown grass!


He's lucky!


Well, this just shows that nobody is above the law. And I commend the Spanish authorities for this. It's a K-leg judgement, tho.

calm down
I heard this news since last two years

This is fake

borngeologist:
so he should continue in his fraud and keep on not paying tax

He won't be playing ball for the next 21month, his career is over

lookingbuoy:
Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months jail for tax evasion. Story still developing. Just heard this breaking news on BBC.
http://news.sky.com/story/1722422/messi-
fined-1-7m-and-sentenced-to-jail-term

He won't serve the jail term since it's less than 2years as the law prescribes in Spain. The worst case scenario is serving a "probationary term", which could attract some fine but doesn't require him to be incarcerated.

He also has the option of an appeal.

Ronaldo' donates to charity, rooney donates to charity, all great players always donates to charity while messi still can't pay his tax - fraud messi

BeastAmbition:



What is this? To be plain with you: messi' career is over

www.skysports.com/football/news/11833/10457980/lionel-messi-gets-21-month-sentence-for-tax-evasion-but-set-to-avoid-prison check link bros. You will find out that he can still appeal against it and even though he does not do so can still not be imprisoned according to the spanish law. Bad belle. Mind barton went to prison and still come back and play.

In Spain, once the sentence is below 24 months, the jail term can be suspended. Secondly, he has no criminal records.

Sorry, but no jail for Messi.

Wetin happen again

If na naija some folks will tell you he is not the first to have evaded tax so it's witch hunt

.. and Ikpeazu is still hanging on to power

jcross19:
www.skysports.com/football/news/11833/10457980/lionel-messi-gets-21-month-sentence-for-tax-evasion-but-set-to-avoid-prison check link bros. You will find out that he can still appeal against it and even though he does not do so can still not be imprisoned according to the spanish law. Bad belle. Mind barton went to prison and still come back and play.

I know he won't be behind bars, but he gonna be under solitary probation without freedom for 21 good months - go check your facts well and stop pasting links here

engrhorla:


D judgment is for him & his dad - both are given 21months each

Messi will pay €2m & d dad, Jorge, will pay €1.5m
But they won't go to jail

That was how moinst tabloids including CNN carried the news

infact God bless you!!! Some bad belle are here rejoicing and they wish themselves good . Well whatever you wish your fellow men shall fall on you. Thanks