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Neymar netted twice in Brazil’s World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia to set his national side’s goalscoring record at 79. Neymar eclipsed Pelé as the top goalscorer for Brazil’s national team after overtaking the three-time World Cup winner’s career total on Friday. The goal that put the 31-year-old Neymar on …

Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier said on Friday there is no bad blood between star forwards Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. Neymar insisted on taking the team’s second penalty against Montpellier last Saturday after Mbappe had missed the first. Mbappe did not celebrate after Neymar converted the spot kick. Galtier called …

Brazilian forward Neymar will miss Paris St Germain’s Champions League group game against RB Leipzig after picking up an injury on international duty, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Monday. The 29-year-old was among a number of players not involved in PSG’s 2-1 Ligue 1 win over Angers on Friday due …

Argentina won their first major title in 28 years on Saturday and Lionel Messi finally won his first medal in a blue-and-white shirt when an Angel Di Maria goal gave them a 1-0 win over Brazil and a record-equalling 15th Copa America. Di Maria, starting for just the second time …

The two superstars set to lead Argentina and Brazil in Copa America final played at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. When Lionel Messi plays for his national team, Argentina, it often looks like he is carrying a burden. There seems to be little joy to his gestures. Argentinians, in …

Lucas Paquetá’s 36th-minute goal lifts Brazil in 1-0 victory Brazil to face either Argentina or Colombia on Saturday’s final Many Brazil players didn’t want to take part in the Copa América tournament. After the Seleção advanced to the final with a 1-0 win over Peru on Monday, some players said …

Nike has confirmed it ended its sponsorship agreement with Neymar after the Brazilian soccer player refused to collaborate in an investigation into an accusation that he sexually assaulted a female employee from the company years ago. Nike didn’t give a reason last August when it parted ways with the Paris …

PSG has confirmed that the Brazilian attacker has signed a new deal to 2025 with the Ligue 1 club. The news will be a major boost for the Parisian giants who signed Neymar for a world-record fee in the summer of 2017. Since in Paris, Neymar has won nine major …

Paris Saint-Germain scored twice in injury-time to seal their place in the semi-final of the Champions League for the first time since 1995 and break the hearts of Atalanta. Thomas Tuchel’s side fell behind in the 27th-minute when Mario Pasalic curled Atalanta ahead with a splendid left-footed curled effort with …

Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar will be out for four weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered playing for Brazil, the French club said on Monday. Neymar limped off in the 12th minute on Sunday as Brazil drew 1-1 against Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore. PSG said that an MRI …

There was a time when Zinedine Zidane could do no wrong. That time feels an age ago. Dressed in black and likely boasting a mood to match, Zidane watched on as his Real Madrid side succumbed to a 3-0 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain in its opening Champions League game on …

Portuguese star Joao Felix could become the second most expensive teenager in football history as his club Benfica considers a lucrative $143 million (€126 million) offer from Atletico Madrid. Felix, who turned 19 in November last year, enjoyed a stellar debut season that saw him score 15 goals for Benfica …

Barcelona star Lionel Messi is the highest paid athlete in the world after earning $127 million over the last 12 months, according to Forbes. Becoming only the second footballer to top the list, the 31-year-old Argentine edged out rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who sits second having earned $109 million last year. …