Spanish Prosecutor Drops Fraud Charges Against Neymar, Others

Spanish Prosecutor Drops Fraud Charges Against Neymar, Others
Brazil's Neymar arrives at court to stand trial on fraud and corruption charges over the transfer to FC Barcelona from Santos in 2013, in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct. 18, 2022. Albert Gea/Reuters
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BARCELONA—Spanish prosecutors on Friday dropped all fraud and corruption charges against Brazil forward Neymar and other defendants in a case over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013.

Prosecutors had sought a two-year prison term for Neymar and the payment of a 10 million euros ($9.95 million) fine in the case brought by Brazilian investment firm DIS, which owned 40 percent of the rights to Neymar when he was at Santos.