Along with Spanish prosecutors, Delcir Sonda is seeking millions in damages as well as prison sentences for Neymar, his parents and several executives implicated in the case. But he insisted the case was not about money. At 74 and already wealthy, he said, he is seeking only to right a wrong.

Brazil forward Neymar Jr. was inconsolable after Croatia dumped his team out of the FIFA World Cup on penalties in the quarter-final match.