The annual Match Against Poverty featuring (slimmer) Ronaldo and friends against Zidane and friends once again featured a staggering collection of talents from past and present. In addition to the two legends the teams were named after, the likes of Zico, Juan Roman Riquelme, Roberto Carlos...
Neymar's 200th match for Santos came against Ronaldinho and Atletico-MG on Wednesday night. In honor of the occasion, he wore the special number on his shirt for the night and wasted little time in scoring yet another special goal.
With Santos already up 1-0 from an Ezequiel Miralles goal...
When you're an extremely talented young footballer, it's quite normal to have promotional obligations. Why? Because money. And sometimes those promotional obligations can put talented young footballers in ridiculous*situations*just because they can. This is Neymar in one of those situations...
Santos beat Sao Paulo 3-1 on Sunday thanks to a Neymar hat trick that gives the 20-year-old 100 goals for the club. As impressive as all that is, Santos midfielder Ganso claims that Neymar's true sorcery lies in his ability to*accurately*predict the future.
From Sambafoot:
Ganso revealed...
All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award-winning Dirty Tackle...
Neymar was recently in Rio to judge a freestyling competition won by Frenchman Sean Arnaud Garnier. After the competition, the two went one on one and Garnier ended fooling Neymar with a move...
Felipe Anderson scored the winner in Santos' 2-1 victory over Avai and he celebrated by getting pinned down by his teammates while Neymar repeatedly slapped him in the head. Though he seemed to enjoy the treatment, you'd think they could have given him a more triumphant celebration after scoring...