Neymar hurt his right ankle in Brazil’s opening 2-0 win against Serbia on Thursday. He has ligament damage and team doctors have not given ...

By 2016, though, that number had skyrocketed: In the first three months alone, Serpell found, the BBC had run 24 ready-made tributes.

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‘Dear Neymar, I want you to be strong in this World Cup. You are really good at football… I LOVE YOU!!’

There is a great romance between the beautiful game and Brazil, not unlike the feelings of wild love India as a nation feels for cricket.

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