Brazil striker Neymar says he is not fully fit to play in the two opening rounds of World Cup qualifying due to the right ankle injury that has sidelined him since February.
Neymar’s most-recent match for Brazil was the World Cup quarterfinal loss to Croatia. He left Qatar with doubts about his future in the national team and did not play the Selecao’s first three games this year.“After a lot of pressure from family and friends you start giving value to everything you did,” Neymar said. “When you are with your people, your family, they put you in your place and make you see it is worth to continue being happy by wearing Brazil’s shirt.
Neymar needs one goal to move past Pelé as top scorer for the national team in official matches, a feature that the Brazilian soccer confederation is not keen to celebrate due to its different count of the tally; it says the three-time World Cup winner has 95 goals.“It is hard to know what that record means, but it does mean a lot,” the striker said. “No one ever thought about overcoming that. It is something I will respond after it is done.
Neymar, who faced criticism from fans in France in recent years and left PSG amid reports he was not wanted at the club, took a swipe at his previous league during the press conference. Asked how he would keep competitive in a league outside Europe, Neymar said: “I assure you that soccer there is the same. The ball is round, there’s a goal, and if you look at the names that have gone to the Saudi league... I don’t know whether it is better than the French league or not.”
“I want to win titles for Al Hilal, my head won’t change much. Everyone said the same when I went to France , and it was the place I was hit the most in my life,” Neymar added. “I am sure that it won’t be easy to win the Saudi championship, other teams got stronger, have famous players. It will be very interesting and I am sure you will be watching.”The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
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