Highlights 1 A judge in Sao Paulo said there was a "lack of just cause" in the case2 Brazil's federal tax office charged Neymar in 2015 with evading 63 million reais ($19.94 million) in taxes3 Neymar has been cleared of any criminal chargesBarcelona striker Neymar has been cleared of any criminal charges in a long-running tax evasion case in Brazil, a Brazilian court said on Wednesday. "It is with great happiness that we received the news of the shelving of the Public Ministry's case of tax evasion," Neymar Snr. Neymar could still, however, have to pay substantial sums to Brazil's tax office. Brazil's federal tax office charged Neymar in 2015 with evading 63 million reais ($19.94 million) in taxes due on income earned from the Santos and Barcelona soccer clubs and sponsors between 2011 and 2014. Neymar appealed last year and a court ruling in his favour in March halved the penalty of 200 million reais in fines, back-taxes and interest that Brazil's tax office had slapped on the player.

Source: India Today July 26, 2017 20:26 UTC