Spanish justice ruled that there was not enough evidence to make Eric Abidal's liver transplant suspect. Abidal discovered in 2007 that he had a liver tumor.
Despite surgical interventions, the Frenchman needs a transplant. It was his cousin, Gérard Armand, who was the donor in 2012. The latter vigorously defended himself, asserting: “Eric is really my first cousin. His father is my mother's brother, and I brought the birth certificate to prove it when I was summoned to court in Barcelona"