Despite having finished in the last place of the podium, it certainly was a very special night for Neymar, who finally made it to the FIFA Ballon d'Or final 3 candidates for the first time in his career. At the age of 23 and now undergoing his 3rd season in Barcelona, the Brazilian superstar saw his 2015 year being rewarded with a nomination for this last stage of the Ballon d'Or, next to his teammate Lione ...

The online betting company PokerStars have recently signed Neymar Jr, the Brazilian footballer who plays his club football for Barcelona, as an ambassador for their brand. Neymar is a keen poker player and is very active on social media, which made him a very good choice to represent their company. He will star in their adverts and also make personal appearances at certain events. A recent advertisement for ...

It's definitely not his first tattoo, but this time around, Neymar decided to go with a more original approach. The Barcelona superstar went to the "V Tattoo" studios in Spain and trusted his friend Miguel Ángel Bohigues to design his new tattoo in his left calf. The tattoo represents Neymar's childhood dreams, as we see a young boy standing in front of a Brazilian "favela", holding a football beneath his r ...

Several sources in Spain are reporting that Neymar and FC Barcelona are now very close to renew the Brazilian superstar's contract. The Brazilian, who is currently under a 5-year contract signed back in 2013, still has 2 years and half left in his current agreement. Back in the summer where Neymar moved from Santos to Barcelona, the Brazilian prodigy was offered a contract on a 7 million euros annual payche ...

The European Golden Shoe is a much coveted trophy in football, awarded to the continent’s top goal scorer at the end of every season. Unsurprisingly, the list is dominated by world renowned names, from Eusébio and Gerd Muller in the 60s and 70s, to modern day greats Francesco Totti, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. It’s fair to say that after helping propel Barcelona to the treble last season, Brazilian ...

In a recent talk with the media, the former Brazilian and Real Madrid left-back shared his opinion on who he believes to be the best player in the world. The 42-year old has a slightly different opinion than most of the people out there and instead of narrowing his choice into either Barcelona's Lionel Messi or Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, he extended his options by picking his countryman Neymar as the ...

Barcelona were 2-1 victors over Atletico Madrid on Saturday night, as they fought back from Atletico’s 51st minute opener at the Vicente Calderon stadium. Lionel Messi welcomed the birth of his second child last week and as a result of that, he was forced to miss a day of training. Due to that, Barça boss Luis Enrique decided to put the Argentine on the bench – but as he does in almost every game he’s invol ...

Only three La Liga football teams have managed to win the league title, and this year the predictions are the same with Barcelona being the biggest contender and favourite for the title. It is very unlikely that there will be any surprises. Even the odds show that Barcelona will most likely defend the title priced at 4/6. Barcelona has a killer team at the moment and the world’s most potent attack consisted ...

In September of 2014, Neymar da Silva Santos Junior became the captain of the Brazilian national team at only 22 years old. His promotion to the captaincy at such an early age should not have come as a surprise, and it thrilled his fans - of which he has plenty, being named the “most marketable athlete” by SportsPro in 2012 and 2013. He is the fourth most popular football player on social media, behind Davi ...

It's usually the other way around, but sometimes, talented players like Neymar can also lose their cool and end up being sent off from the field. It happened against Colombia just a few days ago, but it's actually been the 6th time Neymar has seen the red card in a football match. Let's go back in time and go through all the incidents: #1: Santos 3-4 Palmeiras (March 14 of 2010) The first time Neymar got se ...