| Two appearances and one goal in , two appearances in• Thereafter, he went on to score twice in the and in the against , which ended 7—2 on aggregate | He inherited his name from his father, who is a former footballer and became his son's advisor as Neymar's talents began to grow |
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| I was told what he did today | from the original on 25 August 2013 |
He also took part at the in , where he scored two goals in the first-round game against.
20| In 's list of active sportspeople in 2016, Neymar was ranked the fourth most famous athlete in the world | from the original on 25 February 2013 |
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| from the original on 9 November 2020 | In the aftermath, Neymar hit back on , as the Spanish defender denied saying any racist comments during the match |
" In response to the criticism over his petulance and histrionics, Neymar starred in a post 2018 World Cup commercial where he admitted to not being able to deal with his frustrations which contributed to theatrics while on the pitch and promised to change for the better.