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Brazil have announced that they have released PSG’s Neymar from their squad for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers with the forward unable to recover from a pre-existing injury. The 29-year-old was called up despite the injury with the hope that he would recover in time to play the qualifiers.

Former Chelsea star Diego Costa has finally opened up as to why he switched allegiances from Brazil to Spain and claims that then head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari had something to do with it. The Brazil-born Spaniard played for the Selecao but struggled to get game-time which eventually saw him leave.

Brazilian star Neymar Jr claimed that football is making him anxious and he is also missing the competitive atmosphere as well as his colleagues from his club Paris Saint Germain. All the major leagues in Europe have been suspended following the coronavirus outbreak with no possible resumption date.