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The club also demanded that Neymar pay back the sum he received Current Affairs  : Catalan football giants FC Barcelona on Tuesday took legal action against their former star Neymar, demanding 8.5 million euros ($10 million) over what they called breach of contract. The club also demanded that  Neymar Transfer  pay back the sum he received when he extended his contract last year, given that the Brazil forward has now paid his 222 million euros ($261 million) buy-out clause to join Paris Saint-Germain, reports Efe. "The club demands from Neymar Jr the amount already paid for the renewal premium due to the breach of contract, in addition to 8.5 million euros in damages and an additional 10 per cent in arrears," FC Barcelona said in a statement. Also Read :  Hyundai launches 2017 next gen Verna; price starts at Rs 8 lakh Infosys spat: Murthy takes battle to investors today to explain his stand Barcelona said they had sent the Royal Spanish Football F...

Messi sentenced to twenty-one months for tax fraud A court in Spain on Wednesday sentenced Barcelona's star striker  Lionel Messi  and his father to 21 months in jail for tax fraud and slapped them with a fine of Euro 3.7 million ($4.1 million). But these prison sentences are likely to be suspended, as is common in Spain for first offences for non-violent crimes carrying a sentence of less than two years. The Barcelona court found the Argentina international and his father Jorge Horacio Messi guilty of using companies in Belize, Britain, Switzerland and Uruguay to avoid paying taxes on Euro 4.16 million of Messi's income earned from his image rights from 2007-09. The income related to Messi's image rights that was allegedly hidden includes endorsement deals with Danone, Adidas, Pepsi-Cola, Procter & Gamble or the Kuwait Food Company.

Chile manager Pizzi labels Messi as 'the best player of all time' Soon after guiding   Chile   to their second straight   Copa America   Centenario title,   manager   Juan Antonio   Pizzi   has lavished praise on Argentina star striker Lionel   Messi   and described him as the 'best player of all time'. Pizzi's announcement came right around the same time when Messi was announcing his retirement from   international   football   following his country's 2-4 defeat at the hands of Chile in Copa America. Although Messi missed his crucial penalty kick in the final match, Pizzi's opinion about his fellow countryman remains the same. Admitting that he admires Messi, Pizzi believes it is very difficult to match the numbers that the   Barcelona   striker achieved during his career. "Because I know what it means to value certain numbers and Messi's numbers are unmatched, and I don't think they will ever be m...