Barcelona Investigations into tax evasion allegations rumble on

The Spanish High Court in Barcelona has made the decision to suspend the trial against Barcelona and the club's former and current presidents, Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu. The judge has accepted the appeals made by the defendants and has called on the public prosecution office and State Legal Service to present new arguments.

All of this means that the trial is currently suspended and whether it is reopened will depend on the evidence presented by the defendants.

The current status of the case also means that the club, Rosell and Bartomeu are no longer legally considered as defendants, they are now simply under investigation.

This is the first action that the High Court has taken on the trial since it was transferred from Madrid to Barcelona.