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Spanish court acquits football star Neymar in fraud trial

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Former FC Barcelona player Neymar who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain waves on arrival at a court in Barcelona, Spain, Monday Oct. 17, 2022. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022,


A Spanish court on Tuesday acquitted soccer star Neymar and his fellow defendants in a fraud and corruption trial related to the Brazilian's 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona.

The plaintiff, Brazilian company DIS, had accused Neymar, his father, and the former presidents of Santos and Barcelona of having intentionally hid the cost of his transfer to avoid paying DIS what it was due as the partial holder of his player rights.

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