Neymar ready to lead Brazil to Olympic glory

Speaking to Globo Esporte he said, “I am ready to take responsibility. Not only the Brazilians want this medal, but they know nobody wants it more than I do. I was not frustrated, because I will play a tournament my country has yet to win, and in Brazil.”

Neymar and the rest of the Brazil national team still vividly remember the humiliation they suffered two years ago.  In their home country, Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup and they were one of the favourites to lift the cup.

But the forward will not be able to participate in the 100th edition of the Copa America. It is set to take place in the US this summer. Barcelona and the Brazilian football federation reached a mutual agreement. It will allow the superstar to only play in one of the two tournaments.

The 24-year-old said he has made peace with that decision saying, “Of course I wanted to compete in both competitions, but I understand the desire of my club and I respected the agreement that everyone came to.”

The Olympics will start on the 21st of August this year. People from around the world will tune in, to watch one of the greatest sporting events.

 

Neymar was vital to the Catalans title-winning campaign. They lifted their second consecutive La Liga trophy under Luis Enrique. The Catalans defeated Granada on the very last day of the season by a scoreline of 3-0 owing to a hat-trick from Luis Suarez.