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Nike says it cut ties with Neymar after sexual assault allegation

Nike cut ties with Brazilian soccer star Neymar after he declined to participate in a sexual assault investigation, the company confirmed Friday.

The alleged incident, according to a company statement, occurred in 2016 and was reported to Nike two years later. Nike said it commissioned an independent investigation that was inconclusive.

“No single set of facts emerged that would enable us to speak substantively on the matter,” the company wrote in a statement. “It would be inappropriate for Nike to make an accusatory statement without being able to provide supporting facts. Nike ended its relationship with the athlete because he refused to cooperate in a good faith investigation of credible allegations of wrongdoing by an employee.