Neymar Quite as Brazil Captain, find out why

Neymar after his penalty earned Brazil a memorable triumph, securing the only international honour the country had yet to win, the 24-year-old told SporTV:

“Today I have become a champion, and I give up the captain’s armband.


“It was an honour to be captain, but from today I stop being captain. I will send a message to [senior coach] Tite that, from now, he can look for another captain.”

Neymar, who has has won the Confederations Cup with Brazil and the Champions League with Barcelona, said: 

“I do not like to put one title above the other — every competition I contest and win is important.

“Of course, it had great importance to Brazil and thank God we did it — after a lot of struggling, work and concentration.”

And he thanked his family, friends and colleague, adding: “No one wins alone.”

Neymar had scored a free kick to give Brazil the lead in the gold medal match, which ended 1-1 after extra time.

“I can’t begin to describe them [my feelings],” he said. “I have fulfilled my dream, and to have fulfilled it in my home country makes me very proud.”