Neymar made his competitive debut for Barcelona during the opening game of the 201314 La Liga season as a 63rd-minute substitute for Alexis Snchez in a 70 win against Levante. The deal reportedly increased Neymar's wages by 50%, to the levels that top European clubs would be paying him. Neymar also has a sister named Rafaella Santos. [126][9] Usually, the buyout clause is deposited with La Liga in order to release the player from his contract, and the league then passes the money to the selling club. [159] PSG lost Le Classique for the first time since 2011 as OM were victorious 10 in a match that had 14 yellow cards and 5 red cards handed out by the referee, including one of each to Neymar. Everyone who follows football knows who Neymar Jr. is and for a good reason. [364], In May 2013, SportsPro magazine named Neymar as the most marketable athlete on the planet for the second consecutive year. After bidding an emotional farewell to Barcelona, Lionel Messi has decided to join Paris Saint-Germain and reunite with Neymar. Eventually, they descended into poverty and the family had to eventually leave their house and live with their grandparents. [32], In 2010, Santos rejected a 12million bid for him from English Premier League team West Ham United,[33] and later an offer from another English club, Chelsea, reported to be in the region of 20million. [359] He appeared alongside Cristiano Ronaldo on the Champions and Ultimate Edition packs for FIFA 19, where Neymar's "Hang Loose" goal celebration also features in the game. The following year, Forbes ranked him the world's third highest-paid athlete,[12] dropping a spot to fourth in 2020. The following year, he won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, winning the Golden Ball. He currently plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). A prolific goalscorer and renowned playmaker, he is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, as well as one of the greatest Brazilian footballers of all time. Meet Brazil star Neymar's close-knit family of mum Nadine, beloved [98] He also opened the scoring with a header in a 20 league win versus Real Sociedad, a result which gave Bara a four-point lead over Real Madrid with only two matches remaining. Neymar was born in Mogi das Cruzes, a small town outside Sao Paulo. [304], However, Neymar also has been known and criticised for his excessive diving[305][306][307][308] when tackled by another player for which Pel has said, "[h]e is a player with a body that can't take a lot of hits. You can always improve". [309] During the 2018 World Cup, Neymar's antics inspired on social media the Neymar Challenge for dramatic dives. He is the best player in the world and I always get inspired when I watch good football. [199] On 1 March 2011, Neymar said: "Being on the Brazilian team is a privilege, There are some marvelous players and I'm very happy to be among them. Neymar reportedly also tithes (10%) his income to his church and has named Kak as his religious role model. [34] Despite Santos unwillingness to sell and Neymar himself insisting "I'm focused only on Santos",[35] his agent, Wagner Ribeiro, indicated that Neymar's career was elsewhere, stating "He wants to become the best player in the world. [271] In the following match on 17 June, he once again scored the second goal in an eventual 40 win over Peru. [332] On 2 September 2020, it was reported that Neymar, along with PSG teammates ngel Di Mara and Leandro Paredes, tested positive for COVID-19. [137] He failed to make another appearance for PSG while recovering from the injury, and consequently ended his first season in Paris with 28 goals in 30 matches. [90], On 13 September 2014, after appearing as a substitute, Neymar scored his first two goals of the 201415 season, helping Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 20. [14][15] He inherited his name from his father, who is a former footballer and became his son's advisor as Neymar's talents began to grow. We thought he had to grow up in Brazil. [186], Following a disappointing form in the previous season and with the club's change in transfer policy, Neymar was linked with a potential departure from the club, but the lack of potential suitors broke down a potential move, despite PSG's Football Advisor Lus Campos dismissing those rumours claiming that Neymar was part of the club's project. You can't come into conflict with a spectator. Neymar Sr. used to be a footballer and raised his sons interest in this kind of sport. The fallout from this event was that Dorival Jnior wished to have Neymar suspended for two weeks, but the board sided with the player and promptly sacked the manager. ", South American football journalist Tim Vickery on Neymar in 2010. [371] In November 2014, Neymar appeared in FIFA's "11 against Ebola" campaign with a selection of top football players from around the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Xavi and Didier Drogba. [69], On 24 May 2013, Santos announced that they had received two offers for Neymar. [366][367] He has over 200 million Instagram followers, the third highest for a sportsperson (after Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi), and inside the top 20 most followed people. . The pair spent four years playing together at the Nou Camp, winning two La Liga titles, three Copa del Rey and the Champions League. [270], On 13 June 2021, in Brazil's opening group match of the 2021 Copa Amrica, which took place on home soil, Neymar scored his team's second goal from the penalty spot and later assisted another for Gabriel Barbosa in a 30 win over Venezuela. [253], In the final against Germany at the Maracan in Rio on 20 August, Neymar opened the scoring with a free-kick after 27 minutes. After the final whistle, he was red carded for deliberately kicking the ball at Pablo Armero, and as a result was pushed over by Colombian striker Carlos Bacca, who was also dismissed. The couple has 2 children together, a son and a daughter. Neither Neymar nor the clubs released details on the transfer fee or personal terms, save to say he signed a five-year deal.
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