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LONDON: Liam Rosenior has been sacked as Chelsea manager following a run of five successive Premier League defeats, the club announced on Wednesday. The 41-year-old had only been in charge for just over three months after being lured away from French side Strasbourg which is affiliated to Chelsea’s American owners. Chelsea’s 3-0 defeat at the hands of Brighton on Tuesday proved the last straw.
BARCELONA: Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday announced it had confirmed the acquittal of Neymar and former Barcelona presidents of corruption charges centered on the Brazil star’s 2013 transfer to the Catalan giants. Brazilian sports investment firm DIS initially took legal action in 2015, saying it lost out financially on Neymar’s transfer because it owned 40 percent of his sporting rights when he was a young prospect at Santos FC. DIS said the true value of the deal had been obscured by those involved and that it was not informed of the existence of an exclusivity contract in 2011 between Neymar and Barcelona. But a Spanish court acquitted all defendants — including Neymar, his parents and former Barcelona presidents Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell — of corruption and fraud in a highly publicized trial in 2022. Santos, its former president Odilio Rodrigues Filho and N&N — the company founded by Neymar’s parents to manage his career — were also cleared. DIS appealed the verdict, but the Supreme Court said “the proven facts have revealed the inconsistency of the accusation.” “There was neither an offense of corruption in business dealings nor improper fraud, neither by the player, his representatives nor FC Barcelona,” the court said in a statement. “It was all due to a sporting decision by the club, which wanted to ensure his signing and then decided to bring it forward,” it added, with several rival teams coveting Neymar at the time. DIS was seeking to recover 35 million euros it claims it was cheated of. Barca said the transfer cost 57.1 million euros, with 40 million euros paid to N&N and 17.1 million to Santos, of which 6.8 million was given to DIS. Prosecutors had initially sought a two-year jail term and
Manchester City remain tight-lipped on John Stones’ future amid reports the England defender will leave the club when his contract expires this summer.
It is a busy weekend of GAA action, with important games in the hurling and football championships across this weekend.
Liam Rosenior has been sacked by Chelsea following a run of five consecutive Premier League defeats in which the team failed to score.
Ronnie O’Sullivan dusted off an old cue from under his bed in Ireland and duly rocketed into the second round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield after wrapping up a 10-2 win over He Guoqiang.
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