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Neymar set to testify in fraud trial over Barcelona transfer

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Former FC Barcelona player Neymar who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain, 2nd from left, gestures next to his father Neymar Da Silva Santos, left, on arrival at a court on the second day of a trial in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday Oct. 18, 2022. Neymar is in court to face a trial over alleged irregularities involving his transfer to Barcelona in 2013. Neymar's parents, former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell and representatives for both the Spanish club and Brazilian team Santos are also in court after a complaint brought by Brazilian investment group DIS regarding the amount of the player's transfer. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)

Neymar arrived in court on Tuesday to testify in a fraud and corruption trial over his transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona nearly a decade ago.

Neymar and his father, who acts as his agent, were among those accused of concealing the real amount of the transfer from an investment group involved in the negotiations.

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