NEW JERSEY, United States, June 8– Brazil forward Neymar has indicated the FIFA World Cup starting Thursday will be the last of his career.
The 34-year-old made the statement in response to a social media post from FIFA showing images of Neymar’s career along with the words, “We’ve watched him grow up.” “The last dance,” the Santos attacker replied in the comments section, using a phrase associated with NBA legend Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98. Neymar, Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 79 goals in 128 international matches, has not played for Brazil since suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in October 2023. He has since suffered a series of injuries, the latest of which is a calf strain that could keep him out of Brazil’s opening match against Morocco on June 13.
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