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Paris St Germain and Brazil soccer star Neymar Jr. is set to testify on Tuesday in his trial on fraud and corruption charges over his transfer to Barcelona ...

The player arrived in Barcelona on Monday on a private flight from Paris where he lives. They are also seeking a five-year jail term for Rosell and an 8.4 million euro fine for the club. Defence lawyer Maria Masso said the player has not committed any crime. BARCELONA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain and Brazil soccer star Neymar Jr. The judge allowed Neymar and the rest of defendants to not attend all the trial's session. DIS is seeking a five-year jail term for Neymar, fines worth 149 million euros in total and for the player to be disqualified from playing for the length of any sentence handed down.

With the World Cup barely a month away, Brazilian superstar Neymar went on trial in Spain Monday over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona ...

His goal against Marseille on Sunday was his ninth league goal of the season, and he has seven assists in 11 Ligue 1 matches. The footballer is having one of his best seasons since he joined PSG. He will likely take the stand on Tuesday. “Neymar Junior, with the complicity of his parents and FC Barcelona and its directors at the time, and Santos FC at a later stage, defrauded DIS of its legitimate financial interests,” said DIS lawyer Paulo Nasser on Thursday. The high-profile trial is the culmination of a years-long legal saga over his 2013 transfer from the Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona. Wearing sunglasses and a dark suit, the 30-year-old waved to the press as he arrived at the Provincial Court of Barcelona with his parents who are also in the dock.

PSG player, his parents, former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, and Santos representatives appeared in court after a complaint brought by DIS regarding ...

In that settlement, the club acknowledged it had made “an error in the fiscal planning of the player’s transfer.” In 2016, the Catalan club paid a fine of €5.5m to settle a separate case brought by authorities. DIS was entitled to 40 per cent of Neymar’s transfer but said it received a smaller compensation because part of the transfer fee was concealed. Prosecutors seek a fine of €10m for Neymar and his father. DIS asked for a five-year prison sentence for the 30-year-old Neymar and his father, and for compensation of €34 million($32.1m) and a fine of €195m that would be paid to the Spanish state. Prosecutors have asked for a prison sentence of up to two years, although any jail time would likely be suspended.