The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

[The Fury]

Ka-pi96 said:

Wyrdness said:
I hear Messi has been given almost 2 years in prison for tax evasion, that's a bit of a slap in the face for Barca.

Key word being almost. Apparently they don't have to do any actual time in prison if the sentence is under 2 years. IIRC the same happened for Mascherano.

Is that why he retired from International team? Not because he was sad and crying because he can't win with a team not solely setup for him but because he knew he might serve time/not allowed to leave the country.