Football Soccer - Barcelona training - Champions League - Joan Gamper training camp - Barcelona, Spain - 12/4/16. Barcelona's Adriano Correia salutes during a training session. REUTERS/Albert Gea
(Reuters) - Brazilian defender Adriano is the latest Barcelona player to be embroiled in a tax scandal after a Spanish court said on Wednesday he had been accused earlier this year with defrauding the Spanish state of 646,086 euros ($742,927).
The Brazilian paid the full amount owed to the tax authorities on March 7, the court added in a statement. A judge must now decide whether to pursue the matter in court.
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