Neymar will play for Brazil in the 2016 Rio Olympics this summer rather than the Copa America, Barcelona revealed on Wednesday. The forward will be able to play as one of the Selecao's three permitted ...

In the center circle, his teammates knelt in prayer, pleading for divine intervention. All around him, 70,000 Brazilians inside the vast Maracana Stadium chanted his name, expecting – no, demanding – ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Most Brazilian players were already back in the locker room when Neymar rushed across the field at Maracanã Stadium to celebrate with the fans. Shirtless, Neymar raised his arms ...

Brazil forward Neymar will step down as the national team captain after leading his side to football gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Barcelona star scored the winning penalty in a ...

Brazil left no doubt that it would have the chance to play for the Olympics gold medal that has eluded its storied men's national team. Neymar & Co. pounced on Honduras in record time and rolled to a ...

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, known around the globe simply as Neymar, is one of the most recognizable athletes in the world. He’s only 24 years old, but he’s been playing professionally since 2009, ...

After playing the hero during Brazil’s run to the 2014 World Cup semifinals on home soil, Neymar is ready to do the same again in 2016 when Rio hosts the Olympic games. [ VIDEO: Neymar scores twice ...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> With a kiss of the ball and an unforgettable kick, Brazil’s biggest soccer star gave the Olympic host its biggest moment of the games. Brazil won its first Olympic gold medal in ...

It was the ending that Brazil could only dream of. Neymar, the man that carried the weight of the Olympics host nation on his shoulders, stepped up in a penalty kick shootout and won a gold medal for ...

Lucky stars of Rio: Oregon’s Allen headed back to gridiron without a medal | Biles wins fourth gold medal | Floyd calls Olympian the next Mayweather RIO DE JANEIRO — Remember when Brazil’s men’s ...

NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --Michael Jordan might have been the best on the basketball court, but his shoe sales are absolutely second to none. Now the global icon is trying his shooter's touch on the ...

TEMUCO, CHILE - JUNE 14: Neymar of Brazil dry his sweat during the 2015 Copa America Chile Group C match between Brazil and Peru at Municipal Bicentenario Germán Becker Stadium on June 14, 2015 in ...