Barcelona player Neymar and his club will stand trial on corruption charges over his transfer from Brazilian team Santos, after losing a final appeal.
The case relates to a complaint from Brazilian investment group DIS, which owned 40% of Neymar's transfer rights.
It claims it received less money than it was entitled to when Neymar joined Barca from Santos for 49 million pounds in 2013.
Santos, Neymar's mother and a company run by the 25‑year‑old footballer's parents will also face charges.
They cannot appeal against the court's decision.
Prosecutors are seeking a two‑year prison sentence and a fine of nearly 8 million pounds for Neymar.
Neymar's Barcelona team‑mate Lionel Messi was sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud in July of last year.
He has appealed against the sentence.
Source : BBC
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