However, Barcelona's hierarchy never reached an advanced stage to discuss finer economic details and possibilities, as the club's manager Xavi was not keen on signing him, leading both clubs to fail to reach an agreement. Neymar began playing football at an early age and he was soon spotted by Santos who offered him a contract in 2003, where he was inducted into their youth academy, which has, in the past, produced Brazilian internationals like Coutinho, Clodoaldo, Diego, Elano and Alex.

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Francisco Reyes and Elías Figueroa, holders of 1970 and 1972 ones respectively, have not been announced as these years' winners yet.As a result, they were quarantined for one week, and the rest of the players and working staff were scheduled to take a coronavirus test within the same week. Neymar scored six goals during Santos' run to the 2011 Copa Libertadores Finals, tying him for third top goalscorer, [37] including the clinching goal of Santos' 4–3 aggregate win over Cerro Porteño in the semi-finals. The Brazilian’s moods, histrionics, petulance, and goalscoring prowess were on view in every fascinating and exasperating detail.

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Neymar continued his ascendancy in 2010, and, on 15 April 2010, he scored five goals for Santos in an 8–1 rout of Guarani in the qualifying stages of the Brazilian Cup. The win brought Santos their first Copa Libertadores triumph since 1963, when Brazilian legend Pelé was playing for the club.He was named the South American Footballer of the Year in 2011 and 2012, and relocated to Europe to join Barcelona in 2013. In ESPN's list of active sportspeople in 2016, Neymar was ranked the fourth most famous athlete in the world. Reacting to this, Neymar turned his back on his manager, had to be calmed down by a linesman and argued with his captain, Edu Dracena.

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shirt, the Nigerian kept the opposition defenders on their toes, as no team could allow him even an inch of space. Under the slogan "Together, we can beat Ebola", FIFA's campaign was done in conjunction with the Confederation of African Football and health experts, with the players holding up eleven messages to raise awareness of the disease and ways to combat it. He was one of three finalists in the 2012 FIFA Puskás Award and finished runners-up behind Miroslav Stoch. man in yellow soccer jersey, Neymar 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil national football team Nike, neymar, tshirt, celebrities, football Boot png 754x960px 537.In the two-legged final, Santos faced Uruguayan side Peñarol and drew the first leg 0–0 in Montevideo. He became the first player in European Cup and Champions League history to score 20 goals for two different clubs, scoring 21 goals for Barcelona in 40 games, and 20 for PSG in 25 games. With captain Thiago Silva ruled out through injury, new coach Dunga decided to make Neymar captain and confirmed on 5 September that the forward would stay on as skipper on a permanent basis. Several days before the decision made by the French league, Spanish radio station Cadena SER claimed to have footage of Neymar racially abusing OM player Hiroki Sakai. On 11 May 2012, Neymar was selected for the squad of the Brazil Olympic football team to participate in the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Neymar says Barcelona have 1% chance of reaching Champions League quarters after 4-0 hammering by PSG". Controversy erupted because of a cover by Brazilian football magazine Placar that depicted Neymar on a cross. He scored his 400th career goal on 6 November against Bordeaux, where he scored a brace and helped the team to win the match 3–2.On 18 March 2013, Neymar told that he had a "dream of playing in Europe, for a big club like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea. In the fixture against São Paulo on 29 April 2012, Neymar scored a hat-trick with the match ending 3–1. One month later, on 11 April, Neymar scored the decisive goal in a 2–1 win against Palmeiras in the 2009 Campeonato Paulista semi-final first leg.