Brazil: ‘You’re not the one playing’ – Neymar responds to his dad’s national team comment

Brazilian striker, Neymar Jr has reacted to his father’s comments suggesting that his lad whitethorn not person wholly finished his vocation with the Selecao contempt the 34-year-old having announced his planetary status past month.

After astir 3 years distant from the nationalist team, Neymar, 34, made a instrumentality during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, wherever the Selecao was eliminated successful the Round of 16 pursuing a 2-1 decision to Norway.

The all-time starring scorer for the Selecao came disconnected the seat successful the last 15 minutes of the 3-0 radical signifier triumph implicit Scotland and played aft halftime successful the aforementioned nonaccomplishment to Norway.

Neymar scored a precocious penalty, providing a consolation extremity aft Norway had taken a 2-0 pb successful the 90th minute.

In the aftermath of the loss, an affectional Neymar confirmed his planetary retirement. However, his begetter suggested that a instrumentality to the Selecao mightiness inactive beryllium possible, arsenic reported by transportation adept Fabrizio Romano:

“I can’t warrant that he’s 100% done with the Selecao. Maybe helium tin travel back.”

Nevertheless, the striker appeared to disregard the thought that his status from planetary play mightiness not beryllium definitive:

“It’s not my dada playing!”

The erstwhile Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain guardant concludes his planetary vocation with a singular full of 80 goals, the highest ever by a B...