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MADRID -- Lionel Messi and his father were sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud by a Barcelona-based court on Wednesday, with both sentences likely to be suspended.The court found the Barcelona star and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, each guilty of three counts of defrauding tax authorities of 4.1 million euros ($4.6 million).In Spain, sentences of less than two years for first offences are usually suspended, meaning neither man would go to jail. That decision, however, rests with the court.The court also fined Messi 2 million euros and his father 1.5 million euros.Messis management company said later on Wednesday that Messi and his father would appeal the sentences. Once lodged, the appeal will be heard in a higher court in Madrid.During the four-day trial last month, Messi and his father denied any wrongdoing. Both said the player was unaware of the tax issues that led to the fraud charges.But the court agreed with the state prosecutor that Messi and his father did have at least some knowledge of the corporate structures created to lower his tax burden in Spain.Tax inspectors testified that they found evidence that Messis father used companies in countries such as Uruguay, Switzerland and Belize to reduce tax on the players income from image rights. Messis father said he was told by a legal adviser that the practice was legal.Barcelona issued a statement to give all its support to Leo Messi and his father.The club said that it considers that the player (.) is in no way criminally responsible with regards to the facts underlined in this case.FC Barcelona continues to be at the disposition of Leo Messi and his family to support him in whatever action he decides to take in defense of his honesty and his legal interests, it said.The 29-year-old Messi is Argentinas career-leading scorer with 55 goals in 113 international appearances. But he has lost three Copa America finals with Argentina -- in 2007, 2015 and 2016 -- and announced his international retirement after last months penalty shootout loss in the final to Chile.With Barcelona, in contrast, Messi has won four Champions League titles, three Club World Cup trophies and eight Spanish league titles. The forward has scored a Spanish league record of 312 goals.This is just one legal case involving Barcelonas players.Earlier this year, Javier Mascherano was handed a suspended one-year prison sentence for not paying all his taxes for 2011 and 2012.Adriano is also being investigated for alleged tax fraud, while Neymar has had to testify before a judge because of alleged irregularities involving his transfer to Barcelona. He and the club are accused of withholding the real amount of the transfer fee, in part to avoid paying the full amount of taxes.They have denied wrongdoing. Custom Kosuke Fukudome Jersey . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. Custom Cubs T-shirts . 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If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. ARLINGTON, Texas -- Cole Hamels gets to go home for the All-Star Game, a much-deserved honor for the Texas Rangers left-hander despite his struggles in consecutive games against the Minnesota Twins.Hamels matched a career high with six walks while throwing 109 pitches in 4 1/3 innings, but Rougned Odor and Elvis Andrus had RBI triples as the Rangers rallied for a 6-5 victory Friday night.When you walk the amount of guys that I walked today, its nothing that I take very lightly, its something thats very frustrating, said Hamels, who was trailing when he left the game but had a no-decision. I just wasnt really getting ahead of hitters early and making them uncomfortable.Still, Hamels and center fielder Ian Desmond will represent the Rangers in the All-Star Game in San Diego next week.Hamels, who lost with just four innings of work last Sunday at Minnesota, isnt the only Texas starter to struggle lately. The Rangers extended their club record to seven straight games when their starter didnt pitch at least five innings.Coles a great pitcher. There are stretches in any one season that for any starter, they go through things like this. Coles going to be able to work through it, manager Jeff Banister said. Hell find the rhythm, find the release point, and hell be back to the Cole Hamels that we know that he is.Texas twice blew two-run leads before finally going ahead for good in the sixth. Nomar Mazara had a leadoff double against reliever Ryan Pressly (2-5) before Andrus tripled and scored the go-ahead run on Bobby Wilsons sacrifice fly.Tony Barnette (6-3) threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Hamels. Sam Dyson worked a perfect ninth for his 18th save in 20 chances.Odor had an RBI triple in the first inning before Prince Fielders single made it 2-0. Odor, who leads the Rangers with 16 homers, had three hits and was only a long ball short of the cycle.Miguel Sano hit a three-run homer, his 14th, to put the Twins up 5-4 in the fifth. Hamels faced only three more batters after that, walking the last two.We made Hamels work. I dont think hell say he was as sharp as hes been the last couple starts, but you get a guy up that high in pitch count through five, you did a nice job, Twins manager Paul Molitor said.The Twwins have the ALs worst record at 30-56.dddddddddddd The Rangers are the ALs top team at 54-34 even after winning for only the third time in a 10-game stretch that included three straight losses to Minnesota.Minnesota got even at 2-all in the second when All-Star third baseman Eduardo Nunez was credited with an RBI infield single. Hamels came off the mound to field the high chopper, but when he turned to throw to first nobody was there after novice first baseman Jurickson Profar had also gone after the ball.Shin-Soo Choo and Desmond had consecutive two-out RBI singles in the fourth to make it 4-2.SHORT HOPSTwins starter Kyle Gibson struck out six but allowed four runs in five innings, his shortest outing in his last six starts. ... Hamels had six walks for the third time in his career. The last had been in April 2013. ... Texas optioned Chi Chi Gonzalez to Triple-A Round Rock a day after he threw 124 pitches in 4 2/3 innings against the Twins. Left-hander Alex Claudio was recalled from that Triple-A team.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: CF Byron Buxton left the game with a bruised right knee after crashing into the outfield wall in the first inning when going after Odors triple. Buxton was taken off the field on a motorized cart. The Twins said hes day-to-day. ... SS Eduardo Escobar hasnt started since last Saturday because of a sore left hamstring. Manager Paul Molitor wants to get him in a game this weekend before the All-Star break.Rangers: RHP Yu Darvish (right shoulder) will make his next rehab start Sunday night for Double-A Frisco. ... RHP Keone Kela (right elbow) is scheduled to pitch in consecutive games for Frisco on Sunday and Monday. He hopes to rejoin the Rangers after the All-Star break.UP NEXTTwins: RHP Ricky Nolasco (3-7) makes his team-leading 18th start.Rangers: Kyle Lohse, a 37-year-old right-hander who signed a minor league deal with the Rangers on May 14, will be called up from Triple-A Round Rock to start. The Rangers announced after Friday nights game that Nick Martinez (1-2) had been optioned to Double-A Frisco and will start for the RoughRiders instead Saturday night. ' ' '