Tag: Neymar
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PSG forward, Neymar to have surgery on injured foot
Paris St-Germain forward Neymar will have surgery after suffering a fractured metatarsal and sprained ankle in Sunday’s Ligue 1 win over Marseille. It means the 26-year-old Brazilian will miss Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 second-leg tie against Real Madrid. PSG coach Unai Emery initially said Neymar had a “small chance” of facing Real, before Neymar’s father…
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Neymar on target as PSG extend Ligue 1 lead to 11 points
Neymar scored his 18th Ligue 1 goal as Paris St Germain (PSG) extended their lead to 11 points with a 3-0 win at Lille on Saturday. The Brazil striker fired home with a superb free kick after Yuri Berchiche had opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime. Giovani Lo Celso sealed a straightforward victory…
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Neymar refutes Real Madrid links, says he’s happy at PSG
World-record signing Neymar Jr has played down persistent speculations linking him with a move away from Paris Saint-Germain to La Liga giants Real Madrid and insists he’s happy with the Parisiens. The Brazilian superstar, who made a €222million transfer from Barcelona in August says he wants to make history with the French team and not…
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Join us and you’ll win Ballon d’Or, Real Madrid president tells Neymar
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has opened the door for Neymar to join the European champions by declaring it would help further the forward’s individual ambitions. Neymar finished third behind Lionel Messi and winner Cristiano Ronaldo in the Ballon d‘Or on Thursday. But Perez has now suggested that the only way for the Brazilian to…
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Brasil’s’Neymar ‘Happy’ to avoid Nigeria at World Cup
The Brazilian superstar expressed delight after they were handed a group bereft of an African side, most importantly the Super Eagles Neymar has revealed that he his ‘happy’ Brazil avoided all five African teams, especially Nigeria in the Russia 2018 World Cup group stages. The Selecao will slug it out with Serbia, Costa Rica and…
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My children must become footballers- Falz
It is no longer news that Brazilian superstar Neymar has completed his world-record £198 million transfer from Barcelona to Paris St-Germain on Thursday night .With this astounding move, the deal makes him the world’s most expensive player at the moment. In his usual humorous fashion, Nigerian rapper and actor, Falz has reacted to the news…
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La Liga drags PSG to UEFA over Neymar
Spain’s football league chief Javier Tebas said he will file a complaint with UEFA for financial fair play breaches against Paris Saint-Germain over their pursuit of Brazilian superstar Neymar. PSG are rumoured to be weighing up a bid for the Barcelona forward at more than 200 million euros, enough to trigger the 25-year-old’s transfer release…
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Why I want to be better than Messi, Neymar, Lewandowski, others – Ronaldo
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo says he is driven to be the best player in the world by the fear of being surpassed by the likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar. The 32-year-old Portugal international, who won the Ballon d’Or in January, is a firm favourite to be crowned the world’s finest footballer for the…