Barcelona Ordered To Court For Tax Evasion In Signing Of Neymar

Spain's National Court has accepted the state prosecutor's request to open a trial against Barcelona, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his predecessor Sandro Rosell for "alleged tax evasion linked to the signing of Neymar," according to ESPN. Judge Jose de la Mata on Wednesday ordered the court to "begin drafting a proposed indictment against the defendants." De la Mata, who has succeeded Judge Pablo Ruz in leading the probe, "has ruled there is enough evidence to begin a trial." Barcelona has "denied any wrongdoing, and has a right to appeal." No trial date has been set (ESPN, 5/13).