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Neymar trial opens in Barcelona ahead of World Cup

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Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (L) attends the opening audience with his father Brazilian former footballer Neymar Senior (R) at the courthouse in Barcelona on October 17, 2022, on the first day of their trial. – With the World Cup barely a month away, Brazilian superstar Neymar goes on trial in Spain over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona nearly a decade ago.

The 30-year-old was acompanied by his parents, who are also in the dock on corruption-related charges over his 2013 transfer from the Brazilian club Santos. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)With the World Cup barely a month away, Brazilian superstar Neymar goes on trial in Spain Monday over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona nearly a decade ago.The 30-year-old, wearing sunglasses and a dark suit, waved to the press as he arrived with his parents at the Provincial Court of Barcelona at around 9:45 am.The high-profile trial is the culmination of a years-long legal saga over his 2013 transfer from the Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona.Neymar then joined Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain in a world record 222 million euro ($214 million) transfer in 2017.He is one of nine defendants on trial on corruption-related charges, among them his parents and their N&N company, which manages his affairs.All three are facing charges of business corruption.Investigators began probing the transfer after a 2015 complaint filed by DIS, a Brazilian company that owned 40 percent of the player’s sporting rights when he was at Santos.Barcelona said the transfer cost 57.1 million euros, but prosecutors believe it was at least 83 million euros.The club said it paid 40 million euros to N&N and 17.1 million to Santos, of which 6.8 million was given

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