Barcelona captain Lionel Messi‘s brother was sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison for illegally possessing firearm.

Messi’s brother Matias will, however, not be going to jail as he was directed to perform community service instead.

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La Capital newspaper in the Argentine city of Rosario says that the decision was reached under a deal with investigating prosecutors.

The weapon was found from the boat which Matias Messi crashed last year in the Parana River. He was held preventive arrest and later released