Barcelona July 7 (IANS) A regional court on Friday decided to substitute the 21-month prison sentence given to FC Barcelona s star forward Lionel Messi for tax evasion with a fine.
The Barcelona court said it had made its ruling which imposed a 252 000-euro ($287 575) fine on the Argentine player following a recommendation by the prosecution reports Efe.
Messi had been convicted of three tax crimes with a seven-month prison sentence handed to him for each count.
The decision replaced each of the 630 days of imprisonment with a fine of 400 euros ($456.28).
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