Going into the game, history is on the side of the five-time World Cup winning home team and current Copa America holders, who were handed hosting responsibilities at the last minute. The latest edition of the world’s oldest international tournament was meant to be jointly shared by Argentina and Colombia. But …
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Manchester City ace Jesus’s challenge looked unforgivable from every angle, seriously endangering Chile’s Eugenio Mena with a wildly mistimed, studs-first just two minutes after Brazil scored the only goal of the game through Lucas Paqueta. The deserved dismissal, which came three minutes after the break at Rio’s Estadio Nilton Santos, was so …
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Facing their 2019 final foes in this competition once more, who they beat 3-1 at the Maracana to lift their first trophy in 12 years, the Selecao made easier work of their assignment on Thursday evening. Juventus left back Alex Sandro opened Brazil’s account on 12 minutes, and then thanks …
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Christophe Galtier’s Lille had only lifted the top-flight title in France once since 1954 – securing their last triumph when Mbappe was 12 years old – and are thought to pay their entire squad a salary that is little more than half of Neymar’s reported annual earnings of around $64 million. …
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With a combined Instagram following of more than 200 million between them, the pair of contenders for football’s top prize, the Ballon d’Or – won by Ronaldinho during his pomp, in 2005 – know that posting videos of themselves taking the treatment could carry a huge weight, particularly in their …
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L’Equipe broke news of the story at the turn of the week and claimed that the mystery man scaled the perimeter wall of the Brazilian’s luxury residence before approaching its front door. Neymar scored the first of PSG’s goals in the 4-0 rout at the Parcs des Princes, which meant …
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The Brazil playboy, who last Saturday signed a new four-year contract extension with the Ligue 1 giants, is being punished for a booking in the semifinal at Montpellier, which PSG won 6-5 on penalties on Wednesday. After the hosts equalized following a Kylian Mbappe double, the world’s most expensive player …
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The Brazil striker’s pre-match bluster, which began immediately after last week’s 2-1 home defeat, came to nothing as last season’s finalists went out with a whimper at the City of Manchester Stadium, going out to two goals from Riyad Mahrez – a player born in France who rejected PSG as …
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Notching a pair of goals and assists each, the Frenchman and the Brazilian stole the headlines in a repeat of last year’s final. That was famously won 1-0 by Bayern, but the Parisians exacted revenge in a snowy Allianz Arena on Wednesday night by bagging three vital away strikes to …
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Neymar had been under fire in his homeland after allegations the 28-year-old forward was hosting an extravagant five-day celebration at a mansion outside Rio de Janeiro, despite the country continuing to grapple with the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE: Football playboy Neymar under fire for reportedly ‘hosting 500 guests …
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