Barca charged with Neymar tax fraud

A Spanish court has charged league champions Barcelona with tax fraud of €9.1m over the transfer of Brazil forward Neymar.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2014 - 15:34

A Spanish court has charged league champions Barcelona with tax fraud of €9.1m over the transfer of Brazil forward Neymar.

Judge Pablo Ruz said in his decision, released in Madrid today, there was enough evidence to merit charges over Neymar’s €57m move from Santos last summer.

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