Tag: Neymar
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Neymar happier than ever with Brazil form
Neymar has spoken about his happiness over his recent form for the Brazilian national side after his two goals against Turkey on Wednesday evening. The national team skipper scored the opener and the last goal against Turkey in Istanbul to take his goals tally to 42 in just 59 games for his country. The former…
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Enrique: Barcelona won playing badly
Luis Enrique has admitted Barcelona were poor during their win over Almeria on Saturday but admits he was impressed by their second half desire. Enrique made a bold decision leading up to kick off as he rested Xavi Hernandez, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Luis Suarez and Neymar. That decision backfired for the former Celta Vigo…
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Barcelona socio drops case against Neymar transfer
Barcelona socio Jordi Cases has dropped the case against Neymar over the details of his move from Santos to the Camp Nou. Neymar arrived in Barcelona amidst a wave of controversy after Barcelona, Santos and many other club delegates claimed different amounts when mentioning his transfer fee. Barca insisted at the time that they had…
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Ex-Santos president: Neymar refused to sign for Real Madrid
Former Santos president Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro has claimed that Neymar refused to sign for Real Madrid and was insistent to join Barcelona. The Brazilian forward made his £68.4m move to Camp Nou last summer and has become a key part of Luis Enrique’s new look side this season, free scoring in the league…
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Former Liverpool striker: Messi better than Ronaldo
Barcelona attacker Luis Suarez believes that his team-mate Lionel Messi is a better player than Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. This season’s first El Clasico is just five days away and it will see the ageing battle between Messi and Ronaldo ignited once more after years of debate on who is the best player in the…
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Neymar nets four as Brazil beat Japan
Brazilian forward Neymar scored all four goals in his country’s 4-0 win over Japan on Tuesday. New Brazil boss Dunga had guided his country to a three-match winning streak after their dismal World Cup elimination and the friendly against Japan turned out to be no different as Barcelona forward Neymar scored all four goals. The…
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Neymar insists ‘no problem’ with tough tackling Mascherano
Neymar insists he and Javier Mascherano remain close friends, despite a fierce battle between the two in Brazil’s 2-0 win over Argentina on Saturday. Diego Tardelli stole the show with his brace in Saturday’s Gillette Superclasico de las Americas at the Bird’s Nest Stadium, giving new boss Dunga his third straight win. The contest saw…
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Cruyff excited by Suarez, Messi and Neymar
Former Barcelona star Johan Cruyff has given his verdict on the inclusion of Luis Suarez alongside Leo Messi and Neymar. The Uruguayan striker is just two weeks away from making his official debut in a Barcelona shirt, which is likely to come against bitter rivals Real Madrid. And, Cruyff has discussed how excited he is…
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Season Preview: Who will win La Liga 2014-15?
Understandably, everyone is very excited about the return of Premier League and seeing how their beloved sides will fare this year but there is another league starting this week and it’s the second best in the world in my mind, La Liga. Last year Atlético Madrid managed to pull off a big surprise by holding…
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Luis Suarez debuts in Barcelona’s Joan Gamper victory
Luis Suarez made his debut for Barcelona as they beat Club Leon 6-0 in the Joan Gamper trophy. Lionel Messi opened the scoring just three minutes into the match when he linked up well with the returning Neymar and headed the ball in at the near post. The Argentine forward was in superb form as…
