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| Judgement of player Neymar Jr, of the PSG and former presidents of FC Barcelona Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu on 17 October 2022 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. |
Former
Barcelona President Sandro Rosell and former player Neymar Junior have been
acquitted in their corruption case, after the a Barcelona judge settled the
matter just over two months on from both testifying in court.
A cast of
important figures from Spanish football over the last decade appeared in court,
including Real Madrid President Florentino Perez, to give evidence.
Brazilian
firm DIS, who used to own 40% of the rights to Neymar Junior, had accused
Rosell, Neymar, and Neymar’s father of corruption between individuals,
something the court cleared all parties of, as per Sport.
This is of
course the second time that Neymar’s transfer from Santos to Barcelona has
become a court case. The initial charges of corruption forced the resignation
of Rosell in 2014 as President of Barcelona, leading to the election of Josep
Maria Bartomeu in 2015.
Neymar is
currently dealing with the disappointment of exiting the World Cup, while
Rosell is considering a run for political office as mayor of Barcelona.
