On sixteen September, Neymar was handed a two-match ban for his actions; Ligue 1 additionally began an investigation into the alleged racist feedback made by Álvaro. Several days earlier than the choice made by the French league, Spanish radio station Cadena SER claimed to have footage of Neymar racially abusing OM participant Hiroki Sakai. On 30 September, Ligue 1 determined that each Álvaro and Neymar would obtain no suspensions, because proof of their wrongdoings had been inadequate. Additionally, the day after the ruling, Sakai denied on social media that Neymar had made racist feedback towards him. In July 2019, police introduced that a rape investigation towards Neymar can be dropped due to insufficient evidence. On 2 September 2020, it was reported that Neymar, along with PSG teammates Ángel Di María and Leandro Paredes, examined optimistic for COVID-19.

England's former captain Alan Shearer described the Brazilian as a "magnificent participant" however condemned his conduct as "completely pathetic." Over the previous few days — to the discomfort of his many fans — Neymar has turn out to be the butt of a worldwide tidal wave of Internet quips and spoofs, lampooning his extraordinary conduct through the World Cup. Welcome to French Football Weekly, your premier vacation spot for all issues associated to French soccer in the English language. On his way back after having ankle surgery, the Brazilian striker is continuing his rehabilitation with the aim of returning to the pitches in official competition in mid-September.

Reuters provides enterprise, monetary, national and international information to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, business occasions and directly to shoppers. Neymar profession statistics, match ratings, heatmap and targets are available on Sofascore for current and previous seasons. Last participant match was Paris Saint-Germain - Lille (4 - 3) and Neymar obtained 8.four Sofascore rating. On Tuesday, July 18, the landscape of European soccer started to change eternally, as switch information broke that Neymar was ready to simply accept an offer to play for PSG. In 2014, Neymar appeared in FIFA's ‘11 towards Ebola’ marketing campaign alongside the best football gamers in the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Xavi, and Drogba.

On 8 May 2013, Neymar was rated by SportsPro magazine as essentially the most marketable athlete on the planet, forward of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo . In November 2012 advertising company Loducca, created Neymar's personal personal model brand, that includes the N, J and R with the N styled to match Neymar's shirt number 11. Neymar starred in a 2014 advert for Beats with different international football stars including Thierry Henry and Luis Suárez, with the theme of 'The Game Before The Game' and the gamers pre-game ritual of listening to music. On 10 October 2019, Neymar played his 100th match for Brazil in a pleasant draw 1–1 with Senegal in Singapore. On 13 October 2020, he scored a hat-trick in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Peru, which Brazil received 4–2.

A week later, he scored each the group's goals in a 3–2-second leg defeat on the Allianz Arena to ensure Barça would qualify for the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final. He additionally opened the scoring with a header in a 2–0 league win versus Real Sociedad, a result which gave Barça a four-point lead over Real Madrid with solely two matches remaining. In the two-legged final, Santos faced Uruguayan facet Peñarol and drew the first leg 0–0 in Montevideo. At residence in the second leg, Neymar opened the scoring within the 46th minute as Santos held on for a 2–1 win and Neymar received Man of the Match honours. The win introduced Santos their first Copa Libertadores triumph since 1963, when Brazilian legend Pelé was taking part in for the membership. The newly-minted United States men's nationwide staff star is amongst the hottest properties in the Premier League this summer season.

In five seasons, he helped the Alvinegro win a Copa do Brasil and the 2011 Copa Libertadores — Santos’s first Libertadores title in forty eight years. In 2011 and 2012, he was named the South American Footballer of the Year. In the spring of 2013, he moved to Spain’s La Liga, signing a five-year deal with Barcelona, where he fashioned an attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez. In Neymar’s second season in Spain, Barça received the treble, topping La Liga, and successful the Copa del Rey and the Champions League. He scored the ultimate objective in the 3–1 Champions League final defeat of Juventus.

In 2012, he made cameo appearances in the music video for yet one more sertanejo hit "Eu Quero Tchu, Eu Quero Tcha" by João Lucas & Marcelo. In 2013, Neymar appeared on a rap music video, "País do Futebol" by MC Guimê. Neymar has signed many sponsorship offers since his reputation started to grow from the age of 17. In March 2011, he signed an 11-year contract with American sportswear company Nike, which resulted in August 2020 after a Nike employee made a sexual assault grievance in opposition to him. Still in March 2011, Panasonic paid US$2.four million to secure Neymar's providers for 2 years. Prior to signing for Barcelona, France Football had ranked Neymar 13th in its listing of the world's richest gamers in 2012, with total earnings of $18.8 million for the earlier 12 months.

On a personal note, he became the eighth player in soccer's historical past to win each the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League, and the primary participant to score in final victories in both competitions. Neymar ended the season with 39 goals in all competitions and 10 in the Champions League, making him joint highest scorer with Cristiano Ronaldo and teammate Lionel Messi in the latter competition. He was the primary participant other than these two to prime the competition's scoring list, since compatriot Kaká in 2006–07.