The past couple of weeks have been tough times for Lionel Messi. The Argentine attacker recently retired from his national team after missing a penalty in the shootout loss to Chile in the Copa America and now the Barcelona forward has been sentenced for tax fraud along with his father.
The 29-year-old is to receive a 21-suspended sentence for the alleged offences, it was revealed on Wednesday and here, Goal takes a look at some of the key questions surrounding the case.
What is Messi accused of? Could he go to prison? Has he paid any money back? What now for the player? And how could Barcelona be affected? Spain-based correspondent Ben Hayward answers that and more in the video below...
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