The 34-year-old, who returned to his roots with Santos after spells at Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, is enjoying football again following surgery on a long-standing knee issue in December 2025.
The Brazilian star Neymar has battled with injuries since returning to Santos. But a recent hat-trick against Juventude reignited talk that the 33-year-old could feature at the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer.
The Argentinian skipper notched two assists during Argentina's 6-0 rout over Puerto Rico at Chase Stadium in Florida. With a tally of 60, Messi eclipsed Neymar (58) and Landon Donovan (58) to become the player with the most assists in men's international football.
Born on February 5, 1992, in Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Neymar began his football journey at a young age, joining the Santos FC youth academy at 11.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have a two-game tour of Saudi Arabia this week, the first match on Monday against Al-Hilal. The second match will be played on Thursday against Al Nassr where Messi is likely to share the pitch with longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo, assuming the Portuguese star r
Ahead of Brazil's upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualification match against Colombia at Roberto Melendez Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla on Friday, the Selecao's interim coach Fernando Diniz said that nobody has to worry about taking over Neymar's role in the team.
Argentina sensation Lionel Messi sent a message of support to his former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain teammate Neymar who recently aggravated an ACL injury (Ligament injury near the knee) during Brazil's 2-0 loss to Uruguay.
Brazilian winger Rogrygo asserted that the nation's all-time goal scorer Neymar is still the "main man" following his recent move to Saudi Pro League Al Hilal.