Barcelona and Brazil star Neymar has stepped down as captain of the national team after firing them to Olympic gold on Saturday night/Sunday morning.
Brazil
won the gold medal match against Germany after Neymar struck a 25-yard
free-kick and then slotted home the winning penalty in a shoot-out. The 24-year-old on Sunday told Brazilian media: ‘Today I stop being a captain.
“I
will send a message to Tite [Brazil’s coach] that from now he can look
for another captain. Today I have become a champion and I give up the
captain’s armband. It was something I received and honored with
affection.
“I can’t begin to describe how I
feel but I must say I have fulfilled my dream and to have fulfilled it
in my home country makes me very proud.”
Neymar also stressed that he knew he was going to get it right when it mattered most during the penalty shoot out.
“When I stepped out to take that kick, I told myself there was no way I m going to miss it.”
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