The Argentina captain and his father were given a 21-month jail sentence in July 2016 on counts of tax fraud between 2007 and 2009.

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Messi and his father aside the suspended 21-month jail sentence were also fined £1.75 million and £1.3 million respectively.

Jorge Messi, the five-time Ballon D’or winner’s father has however seen his 21 months suspended jail term reduced to 15 months after the tax money was returned.