Sao Paulo: Police in Brazil probing rape allegations against football superstar Neymar have closed the case due to a lack of evidence, the Sao Paulo attorney general's office said on Monday. The police decision was sent to prosecutors yesterday, who will have 15 days to evaluate the case, a spokeswoman for the attorney general's office told AFP.

Judge to make final ruling
A final ruling on the case will be made by a judge. A spokesman for Neymar said he was not able to comment on the police decision. Sao Paulo police are due to hold a news conference. Neymar has vehemently denied allegations he raped a Brazilian woman in a Paris hotel in May.