Brazilian football superstar Neymar aka Neymar da Silva
Santos Júnior is the biggest superstar. He is in his home country and the best
player in the Brazilian National Football team. To play fantasy football
skilfully, you need to know the right things about the players you are
selecting in your fantasy football teams.
That is when you will be called as the wise and smart fantasy Games team creator. Let’s
know about Neymar:
Neymar
has just played for Santos prior moving to Barcelona
Even though Neymar has displayed his skills at Santos for
years now. Not many folks know that it is the only team he has ever played for.
He joined the Santos Academy in 2003 when he was just 11 and improved his
skills there.
Neymar
scored his 100th professional goal on his 20th birthday
On 5 February 2012, the day of his 20th birthday, Neymar
scored his 100th professional goal against Palmeiras in classic Neymar way.
Neymar
nearly joined Real Madrid when he was 14 years old
Real Madrid’s interest in getting Neymar has been quite
famous lately, but the deal fell through in the summer of 2011. But, Neymar
could have joined the Spanish side long back when he just 14 years old.
West
Ham is that the first club which made a bid on Neymar
He could have been a player for West Ham if things had
fallen into place some years back. In fact, West Ham is the first club that took
notice of Neymar’s skills. And it made a bid of £12 million, which instantly
turned down.
Neymar could have been played in the 2010 World Cup
Neymar got his chance to play under the manager, Mano
Menezes, in August 2010 in a friendly match against the USA. He grabbed the
chance with both hands and scored on his debut for Brazil.
Barcelona’s ninth-most and PSG’s most expensive
purchase is Neymar
Barcelona paid almost $100 million for Neymar transfer from
Santos in 2013. And, Paris Saint-Germain remunerated a whopping $263 million
for Neymar in 2017.
The
only Brazilian athlete to be featured on the duvet of your time magazine
Even though Brazil is a nation known for its sports legends,
Neymar is the only Brazilian player to grace the cover of TIME magazine. In
actual fact, the only other Brazilians to be featured on the cover of TIME
magazine are politicians. This is truly an amazing and one of the most
interesting facts about Neymar.
Neymar is very rich and very young
In 2012, Neymar was the seventh-richest footballer in the
world, while Forbes named him the third highest-paid player under 25 in the
world. And presently Neymar is the 3rd highest paid soccer player in the world
in 2018 Forbes list.
Enjoy reading and playing fantasy football!
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