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A Spanish court has today (Friday) withdrawn a 21-month sentence handed to Lionel Messi for tax fraud, and instead issued the Argentine football superstar with a fine of €250,000 ($285,600).

A Spanish judge has opened proceedings in a corruption and fraud trial over the 2013 transfer of Barcelona striker Neymar from Brazilian football club Santos to the Spanish LaLiga team.

Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has unveiled plans to develop the world’s leading centre for sporting innovation.

Stadium operators can sometimes find it hard to identify a lucrative naming rights partnership – especially when the venue has long been associated with a different brand. Will Mann looks at some different strategies for success.

The legal furore surrounding Neymar’s controversial 2013 move to Spanish Liga football club Barcelona is set to come to a close after a Madrid court today (Friday) dismissed a second case concerning the transfer.

Barcelona and Argentina football star Lionel Messi, along with his father, are to appeal against a Spanish court decision to issue them both with a 21-month jail sentence for tax fraud, the player’s lawyers have said.

Football teams looking to redevelop their stadia are increasingly carrying out major construction work while continuing to host matches and events. Ben Cronin asks the experts about the cost implications and risks.

Spanish LaLiga champion Barcelona has lost out in a bid to secure a trademark for the shield-shaped outline of its club crest after European Union (EU) judges ruled today (Thursday) that it was not distinctive enough to be linked solely to the Catalan football club.

Spanish LaLiga champion Barcelona has confirmed record turnover of €608m ($691.3m) for its 2014-15 financial year, but has delayed a decision on its shirt sponsorship situation that was initially due to be made on Sunday.

Men’s personal care brand Gillette has struck a deal for Brazilian football superstar Neymar to become an ambassador of the company in Latin America.

Josep Maria Bartomeu has been re-elected to serve a new six-year term as president of Barcelona, as the Spanish Liga football club’s members opted for continuity over the promise of reform put forward by former president Joan Laporta.

Barcelona has reported record turnover of €608m ($669m) for the 2014-15 financial year ahead of the Spanish Liga football club’s presidential election tomorrow (Saturday).

Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been officially confirmed as a candidate for his former role and will face three rival contenders in this month’s election to determine the new leader of the Spanish Liga champion.

A Spanish judge has asked some of Europe’s biggest football clubs to hand over details of offers they submitted to buy Neymar before the striker joined Barcelona in 2013 after he accepted a complaint filed by Brazilian investment fund DIS that alleges that it was the victim of fraud in relation to the transfer of the striker from Santos.

Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta will run in next month’s election in a bid to regain his role with the Spanish Liga and European champion.

Spain’s National Court has accepted the state prosecutor’s request to open a trial against Liga football club Barcelona, its president Josep Maria Bartomeu, and his predecessor Sandro Rosell for alleged tax evasion linked to the signing of Brazilian forward Neymar.