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  • Mar, Mon, 2020
Sport

Neymar says he never flouted social distancing rules

Denial
Paris, March 30, 2020 (Reuters/NAN) Paris St-Germain (PSG) forward Neymar has denied flouting social distancing rules following his return to his native Brazil.

The accusation came after he posted pictures on Instagram which showed him sun-bathing and playing foot-volleyball with a group of friends.

The 28-year-old said in a statement that the people in the photographs had travelled with him from Paris in a private jet and were in quarantine with him.

“The photograph… shows Neymar alongside people who are in quarantine with him, people who travelled with him from Paris to Brazil,” said his spokesman in a statement published by the Globo media group in Brazil.

“Neymar invited those people to spend the 14 days in quarantine there before joining their respective families.”

The statement added that the only visit he had received was from his son Davi Lucca and the striker had avoided meeting other relatives, including his mother, grandmother and sister.

“The house where the player is fulfilling quarantine is completely isolated, and allows peace and serenity for him to continue training,” it added.

“Neymar continues to do his daily workout, to prevent injury and maintain his fitness, with his coach Ricardo Rosa. (He is) looking forward to the end of this sad moment for humanity and the return to work that will follow.”(Reuters/NAN)
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  • Feb, Mon, 2020
Sport

Neymar sent off as shaky PSG beat Bordeaux in Ligue 1

Sending-off
Paris, Feb. 24, 2020 (Reuters/NAN) Paris St-Germain (PSG) extended their Ligue 1 lead to 13 points with a 4-3 home victory against Girondins de Bordeaux on Sunday.

But it was a match in which the French champions were again exposed at the back and had Neymar sent off.

A Marquinhos double, Edinson Cavani’s 200th PSG goal and a goal by Kylian Mbappe put the capital side on 65 points from 26 games.

But they lost team captain Thiago Silva to a muscle injury and Neymar picked up a straight red card for a late challenge in stoppage time.

Bordeaux, who scored through Hwang Ui-jo, Pablo and Ruben Pardo, are 12th on 35 points.

Third-placed Stade Rennais beat visiting Nimes 2-1 earlier on Sunday to reduce the gap to second-placed Olympique de Marseille to eight points.

Five days after losing 2-1 at Borussia Dortmund in a UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg fixture, PSG did little to reassure their fans.

The players had “Stay Strong China’’ written on their shirts to show their support for the victims of the coronavirus that has killed more than 2,000 people in China.

In a tough first half, Silva limped off the pitch in the 16th minute with a muscle problem and was replaced by Idrissa Gueye.

Hwang headed home from Nicolas de Preville’s corner as the PSG defence were caught off guard in the 18th minute.

The hosts’ all-time best scorer Cavani drew them level with a header from Angel Di Maria’s cross seven minutes later.

They increased the pressure and Cavani hit the woodwork before Mbappe forced Benoit Costil to make a superb save at the half hour.

Marquinhos deflected Di Maria’s free kick with his shoulder to put the home side ahead three minutes into added time in the first half.

Pablo equalised one minute later in farcical fashion, after second-choice Sergio Rico’s clearance from Marco Verratti’s backpass bounced on to Pablo’s knee and into the goal.

PSG, however, accelerated after the break and Marquinhos put the French champions ahead after 63 minutes, poking home the ball after Costil had parried a Cavani header into his path.

Six minutes later, Mbappe doubled the advantage from close range after being set up by Cavani.

PSG were kept on their toes until the final whistle as Pardo found the top corner with a superb strike seven minutes from time.

Neymar was then sent off for a late and rough challenge on Yacine Adli.(Reuters/NAN)
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  • Feb, Mon, 2020
Sport

Neymar set to play against Borussia Dortmund, PSG coach says

Neymar
Dortmund (Germany), Feb. 17, 2020 (Reuters/NAN) Paris St-Germain (PSG) forward Neymar is expected to play on Tuesday against Borussia Dortmund in their UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg tie after overcoming a rib injury.

PSG coach Thomas Tuchel disclosed this on Monday.

The Brazilian did not play in the club’s 4-4 Ligue 1 draw at Amiens over the weekend when Tuchel rested some other players.

“He is here (in Dortmund). He will train and if all goes well he will play tomorrow (Tuesday). Because for us it changes almost everything when he plays and I hope he will play,” said Tuchel.

PSG have been knocked out at this stage in the past three seasons and are desperate to leave a mark on the competition.

“(Neymar) changes everything because if he plays we have his quality and confidence and ability to do (the) decisive.

“It changes everything… because if he does not play we have no other player with that quality to replace him.”

Tuchel, who coached Borussia Dortmund for two seasons before going to Paris, will need to devise a plan to stop the Germans’ formidable attack.

They have scored 22 goals in their five Bundesliga games this year.

“It is absolutely necessary to play with a lot of confidence in this stadium with such fans and such an opponent. Otherwise, you cannot survive,” he added before the clash at Signal Iduna Park.

“We have the team spirit to overcome difficult situations, adapt to different scenarios. That’s the key.”

PSG are under extreme pressure to finally deliver in Europe after spending big money on players in the past few seasons to build a winning squad.

They came agonisingly close to a quarter-final spot last year only to be eliminated by Manchester United with a stoppage-time penalty kick in the second leg.

“If you lose in the round of 16 for three years and you arrive for a fourth time it is clear it is not the same situation,” Tuchel said.

“Every year has its story and maybe we have to accept that it is sport. There are doctors, much more important professions, we play sports but it happens that you lose.

“Maybe later we can breathe a bit easier. We are here and it is important to make the most of it.”(Reuters/NAN)
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  • Feb, Mon, 2020
Sport

PSG have abundant talent even without Neymar, Borussia Dortmund’s coach says

Talent
Dortmund (Germany), Feb. 17, 2020 (Reuters /NAN) Paris St-Germain (PSG) have an abundance of talent and the potential absence of Brazilian Neymar does not make them less dangerous, Borussia Dortmund’s coach Lucien Favre said on Monday.

Forward Neymar has been sidelined for weeks with a rib injury.

He also missed their 4-4 draw in Ligue 1 against struggling Amiens on Saturday, along with several other key players who were rested.

“They have so many players with great qualities and they beat Real Madrid (in the group stage) even without Neymar,” Favre told a news conference ahead of Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg fixture.

The French team beat Real Madrid 3-0 in Paris while drawing 2-2 in the second game in Spain.

“Neymar is obviously a great player but so is (Kylian) Mbappe and (Angel) Di Maria. I can name at least 10 players on that team with huge potential,” Favre added.

Borussia Dortmund will have to be at their defensive best if they are to contain the French side’s speed.

They did that well during their 4-0 Bundesliga win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.

“If Neymar plays tomorrow (Tuesday) and I am pretty sure he is going to play, then we have to take care of him.

“But they have so many good players. We have to be compact and we have to defend as a team and really be strong,” Borussia Dortmund’s midfielder Axel Witsel also said.

The second leg is in Paris on March 11.(Reuters/NAN)
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Sport

Injury forces Neymar off as Brazil draw 1-1 with Nigeria in friendly

Draw
Singapore, Oct. 13, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Paris St-Germain (PSG) forward Neymar went off injured after 12 minutes as Brazil forced a 1-1 draw with Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore on Sunday.

The 27-year-old Neymar, making his 101st appearance for the national team, touched the back of his left thigh as he left the pitch and was replaced by Philippe Coutinho.

He can now be a doubt for his French side’s UEFA Champions League game against Club Bruges on Oct. 22.

There was however no immediate word on his condition, even though there were plenty of words to describe the game thereafter as the draw extended Brazil’s winless run to four games.

The Super Eagles took the lead after 35 minutes when Joe Aribo found space in a packed penalty box to rifle in a low shot past Manchester City’s Ederson.

It was the second goal in two international appearances for the Glasgow Rangers player.

Brazil equalised three minutes into the second half when Casemiro fired home from close range, after he was quickest to react when a Marquinhos header came back off the woodwork.

Real Madrid’s Casemiro later smacked a header off the bar and Coutinho should have scored a cut back with five minutes remaining but the score remained at 1-1.

In spite of having 70 per cent possession, Brazil were however unable to find a winner to remain winless in this international break after drawing 1-1 with Senegal on Thursday.

Since lifting the Copa America in July, Brazil have also drawn with Colombia and Senegal and lost to Peru.

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BRAZIL
Ederson
Alves da Silva
Marquinhos
Thiago Silva (yellow, 90th min)
Lodi dos Santos
Gabriel Jesus
(Substituted for Tolentino Coelho de Limaat, 88th min)
Casemiro
Arthur
(Substituted for Fabinho, 80th min)
Sousa Soares
(Substituted for Richarlison, 45th min)
Firmino
(Substituted for Barbosa Almeida, 62nd min)
Neymar
(Substituted for Coutinho, 12th min)

Substitutes
Pereira da Silva
Militão
Lobo Silva
Richarlison
Coutinho
Melo dos Santos Neto
Coquette Russo
de Souza
Fabinho
Tolentino Coelho de Lima
Barbosa Almeida
Almeida de Oliveira

NIGERIA
Uzoho
(Substituted for Okoye, 63rd min)
Awaziem
Troost-Ekong
Ajayi
Collins
Aribo
(Substituted for Shehu, 90+4th min)
Ndidi (yellow, 87th min)
Chukwueze
(Substituted for Olayinka, 89th min)
Iwobi
(Substituted for Azeez, 84th min)
Simon
(Substituted for Dennis, 79th min)
Osimhen
(Substituted for Onuachu, 74th min)

Substitutes
Ezenwa
Esiti
Azeez
Dennis
Shehu
Olayinka
Okoye
Solomon-Otabor
Onuachu
Ebuehi
Referee: Chuan Hui Jansen Foo
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Neymar strikes late for PSG to win at Olympique Lyon

Neymar
Lyon (France), Sept. 22, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Neymar struck late again as Paris St-Germain (PSG) beat Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 to strengthen their French Ligue 1 lead on Sunday.

The Brazil forward, who scored the only goal against Racing Strasbourg last weekend, found the back of the net three minutes from time.

The victory put PSG on 15 points from six games, leaving Lyon in ninth place seven points behind.

Second-placed Angers, who demolished St Etienne 4-1 earlier on Sunday, are three points off the pace.

Also on Sunday, Rennes drew 1-1 at home to Lille.(Reuters/NAN)
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Ligue 1: Neymar the saviour as PSG beat Strasbourg 1-0

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Paris, Sept. 14, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Neymar scored a spectacular last-gasp goal for Paris St Germain that was greeted with more cheers than boos in a 1-0 Ligue 1 win over Racing Strasbourg on Saturday.

It was the Brazilian’s first appearance of the season following a failed transfer to Barcelona.

The forward found the back of the net with a bicycle kick two minutes into stoppage time, drawing mostly applause but a few boos from the Parc des Princes faithful.

PSG lead the standings with 12 points from five games ahead of their Champions League match against Real Madrid on Wednesday, for which Neymar will be suspended.

The result left Strasbourg in 18th place on three points.

“It was sublime. It’s good for him and good for the team,” team mate Idrissa Gueye said.

Neymar was booed by part of the crowd in the first half as he put on a decent performance.

He had angered the PSG fans by saying his best memory as a footballer was PSG’s humiliating 6-1 defeat by Barca at the Camp Nou in the Champions League in 2017.

But he capped his return with a goal that did not mask PSG’s collective mediocrity.

New keeper Keylor Navas made a couple of brilliant saves as the visitors threatened on a few occasions while Mauro Icardi was toothless after coming on as a second-half substitute.

The Argentine striker, however, will be needed against Real on Wednesday in the absence of Neymar and the injured Kylian Mbappe.

The French international was sorely missed, just like Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani who may come back for the Real clash.

Strasbourg had the first clear chance when Navas stretched to tip away Ludovic Ajorque’s sudden strike in the 18th minute and PSG did not muster a single shot on target in the first half.

The hosts stepped up gear in the closing stages, with Neymar scoring his 21st goal in 20 Ligue 1 games at the Parc des Princes.

He netted again two minutes later, only for the goal to be ruled out for an offside position. (Reuters/NAN)

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UEFA reject PSG’s appeal to overturn Neymar’s Champions League ban

Ban
Paris, June 19, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) The appeal by Paris St-Germain (PSG) forward Neymar against a three-match UEFA Champions League ban has been rejected, European football governing body UEFA said on Wednesday.

The ban was imposed on the Brazilian player for insulting match officials, following the French side’s elimination from the competition last season

Neymar had labelled the video assistant referee system a “disgrace” after Manchester United were awarded a decisive last-gap penalty kick at the Parc des Princes.

The English side had gone on to convert the kick to advance to the quarter-finals on the away goals rule.

The Brazilian was suspended in April for three UEFA Champions League matches, and PSG appealed the decision.

“The appeal lodged by PSG is rejected. Consequently, the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body’s decision of April 25 is confirmed,” UEFA said in a statement.

Neymar’s woes have since continued to mount, with Brazilian tax authorities this week putting a freeze on his mansions and other properties amid a long-running tax dispute.

In addition, Neymar in recent weeks has been accused of rape, an allegation that the Brazilian police are investigating.

But the player has denied the allegation.

Neymar was ruled out of the Copa America currently holding in his home country because of an ankle ligament injury.(Reuters/NAN)
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Neymar ruled out of Copa America after Brazil beat Qatar

Injury
Brasilia, June 6, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Brazil’s 2-0 friendly win over Asian champions Qatar in Brasilia on Wednesday came at a heavy cost after they lost striker Neymar for this month’s Copa America.

The former FC Barcelona forward is going to miss the tournament because of an ankle ligament injury.

Neymar limped off in the 17th minute after he appeared to twist his right ankle and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) later confirmed he would miss the tournament.

“Neymar was evaluated and underwent scans that confirmed a ligament rupture in the ankle,”CBF said in a statement.

“Due to the seriousness of the injury, Neymar will not recover in time to participate in Copa America in Brazil.”

The CBF said they would meet on Thursday to pick a replacement for Neymar in the squad for the tournament, which kicks off on June 14.

The injury capped a horrible few days for Paris St-Germain (PSG) striker, who was stripped of the Brazil captaincy last month.

Also, he was last weekend accused of rape in a case that has dominated the headlines in his homeland.

Brazil were already leading 1-0 courtesy of Richarlison’s 16th minute header when Neymar departed and Gabriel Jesus added the second eight minutes later from close range.

The five-times world champions were rarely troubled by a limited Qatar side, who missed a VAR-assisted penalty kick in injury time.

“We won and the feeling is that we won well,”said man of the match Philippe Coutinho.

“We pressured them and we did what we wanted to do.”
Once again, though, all attention was focused on Neymar, the world’s most expensive player and a polarising figure in the football world.
Neymar has suffered several serious injuries dating back to 2014.
That was when a brutal knee in the back from Colombian Juan Camilo Zuniga kept him out of Brazil’s FIFA World Cup semi-final defeat by Germany.
He injured a metatarsal in his right foot which sidelined him in the months leading up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
An injury to the same foot in January forced him to miss the business end of this season with PSG.
The country’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, who is a football fan, had attended the game.
He was pictured with a smiling Neymar as the player received treatment at the hospital after the match on Wednesday.
The President’s good wishes for a speedy recovery were to no avail, though.
This is because Brazil will face Bolivia in their Copa America opener on June 14 in Sao Paulo without their best player. (Reuters/NAN)
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PSG say Neymar back to training Wednesday

Neymar
Paris, April 3, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Brazil’s Paris St-Germain (PSG) striker Neymar will return to training on Wednesday for on-field tests after 10 weeks on the sidelines because of a foot injury.

“Neymar’s recovery from injury is progressing well and he will return to training on Wednesday as scheduled for on-pitch tests,” reigning French champions PSG said on Twitter.

The Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday that their specialists would carry out “a full medical and radiological assessment in two weeks’ time.”

Neymar picked up a foot injury on Jan. 23 during a French Cup game against Strasbourg before undergoing surgery.(Reuters/NAN)
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