AFP / Luis Acosta Neymar could not rescue Brazil against Belgium as his team bowed out in the World Cup quarter-finals Four years after the psychodrama of Neymar’s injury and a humiliating World Cup semi-final defeat as hosts, Brazil are forced to come to terms with the crushing disappointment of a failed mission in Russia. […]
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Neymar, Brazil arrive in Russia as clock ticks down to World Cup start
Neymar and his Brazil teammates landed on Russian soil in the early hours of Monday morning, fresh from beating Austria 3-0 in their final warm-up outing ahead of the World Cup. As the clock ticks down to Thursday’s tournament opener in Moscow between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia, the five-time World Cup winners arrived in […]
Neymar more like Messi than Ronaldo, says Pele
PARIS: Brazilian legend Pele on Saturday said that Neymar is stylistically more similar to Barcelona’s Lionel Messi than to Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. “Cristiano Ronaldo is an excellent player, he could be like our Vava, our Coutinho, the finisher. Neymar is really more of a Messi-style, one who constructs the play, but scores the goal […]
Neymar to undergo surgery on broken foot
PARIS: Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar was to undergo surgery on a broken right foot on Saturday, putting the planet’s most expensive footballer out of action until the eve of the World Cup. The operation, performed by Brazilian national team surgeon Rodrigo Lasmar, was expected early on Saturday morning in the Mater Dei hospital […]
Real Madrid, PSG prepare for Valentine’s Day UCL clash
Defending European champions Real Madrid are set to face fuming Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in UEFA Champions League round of 16 fixture on Wednesday. Madrid, who last year became the first team to win back-to-back UCL titles, have had an inconsistent current season. With 17-points behind arch-rivals FC Barcelona in the Spanish league and already out […]
Neymar had to leave Messi’s shadow to succeed, says Dani Alves
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defender Dani Alves said on Tuesday that fellow teammate Neymar had to leave Barcelona forward Lionel Messi’s shadow in order to establish himself as one of football’s greats. Neymar, who made a record 222 Million Euro move to PSG last summer, has a better chance of achieving individual awards when the […]
Ronaldo bags Fifa best male player award, Messi, Neymar make it to FIFPro World XI
Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned King of the footballing world for the 2016/2017 season meanwhile Lieke Martens was awarded The Best FIFA Women’s Player of the Year award. Ronaldo scored 55 goals for club and country and went on to assist 14 goals. Real Madrid coach and three-time World Footballer of the year Zinedine Zidane who […]