Neymar

Former Liverpool and England striker Emile Heskey has questioned whether football is ever going to “move forward” in dealing with racism. After scoring for Brazil in a 5-1 win over Tunisia at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Tuesday, Tottenham forward Richarlison had a banana thrown on the pitch…

Rio Ferdinand called on football federations to take more action against racism after a banana was thrown at Richarlison during Brazil’s 5-1 friendly victory over Tunisia on Tuesday. A banana appeared to land near Richarlison as the Tottenham forward celebrated scoring Brazil’s second goal near the corner flag at Parc…

Richarlison. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Richarlison was the target of a banana thrown from the crowd as Brazil thrashed Tunisia 5-1 in a friendly in Paris on Tuesday, while Neymar edged closer to Pele's all-time scoring record for the five-time world champions. The game at the…

ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images The Brazilian men's national soccer team was subject to racist abuse during Tuesday's friendly match against Tunisia in Paris at the Parc des Princes. While Brazilian players were celebrating a goal by Richarlison, who is Black, in a 5-1 win over Tunisia, a banana was…

(Image credit: Christophe Ena) Tottenham forward Richarlison had a banana thrown at him as he was racially abused during Brazil’s friendly win over Tunisia in Paris on Tuesday. The incident occurred as the former Everton striker ran towards the corner flag to celebrate scoring his side’s second goal in their…

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Brazil v Tunisia - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - September 27, 2022 Brazil's Raphinha celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes PARIS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Rampant Brazil destroyed 10-man Tunisia 5-1 in a friendly on Tuesday with Raphinha scoring twice and setting…

Neymar has caused a huge stir with his response to a question about Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe. Neymar started Brazil's 3-0 win over Ghana on Friday, where Spurs star Richarlison scored twice and Marquinhos was also on target. Neymar registered two assists in the victory but the main talking…

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar has taken his place front and centre in the headlines once more late on Friday night, owing to his response to a journalist’s question on his relationship with Kylian Mbappe. Neymar, of course, was back in action a short time ago. Amid a scintillating stretch of…

Kylian Mbappe has “a lot more freedom” playing for France alongside a traditional striker compared to at Paris Saint-Germain, where he is flanked by Lionel Messi and Neymar. The 23-year-old opened the scoring in Thursday’s 2-0 win over Austria as France picked up their first Nations League win of the…

Lionel Messi struck after five minutes as Paris Saint-Germain edged Lyon 1-0 to regain top spot in the Ligue 1 table ahead of Marseille on Sunday. Neymar set up the Argentinian with his seventh assist in eight Ligue 1 games. The victory pulled PSG two points clear of Marseille who…