Football superstar Neymar may have just gotten a reprieve as prosecutors agree with Brazilian police on the lack of evidence to prove the rape allegations
EMBATTLED. The Neymar controversy has dominated talks in soccer-mad Brazil. Photo by Evaristo/AFP
"What happened between 4 walls is impossible to know, we have her word against his," prosecutor Flavia Merlini told reporters.Neymar has denied the allegations he raped a Brazilian woman in a Paris hotel in May. The ugly affair dominated headlines and conversations in the soccer-mad country for weeks.
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