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Messi Loses Supreme Court Appeal of Tax-fraud Conviction

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Professional soccer player Lionel Messi has lost his Supreme Court appeal of a tax-fraud conviction in Spain. The court confirmed the 21-month prison sentence handed to Messi for defrauding tax authorities of 4.1 million euros ($4.6 million) in 2007-09. He is not expected to go to prison because sentences of less than two years for first offenses are usually suspended in Spain. The court maintained the 2 million-euro ($2.24 million) fine handed to the Argentina player in last...

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