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Neymar joins Pele, Messi in exclusive list after Brazil thrashed Tunisia

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, on Tuesday, joined an exclusive list of international goalscoring records, alongside football icons Pele and Lionel Messi.

Neymar became only the third player in the history of South American football to score 75 international goals.

The Paris Saint-Germain star reached the mark with his goal against Tunisia, with Brazil winning 5-1 in a friendly tie.

The 30-year-old scored from the penalty spot in the 29th minute of the game as Richarlison, Pedro, and Raphinha (two goals) were also on target.

Neymar’s tally is now at 75, which he has managed in 121 games for Brazil, while Pele scored 77 goals in only 92 games for Brazil and Messi has 88 goals for Argentina in 163 games.

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NEYMAR PERMANENTLY NAMED BRAZIL CAPTAIN

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PSG forward and Brazilian player Neymar Da Silva has been named Brazil captain by the Brazil head coach Tite.Tite scratched the captaincy rotation on Thursday naming Neymar as captain of the team as they face USA in a friendly match on Friday.Neymar has been faced with much criticism by media and football lovers after his performance at the world cup, the 26-yr old only managed 2 goal at the end of the tournament.Neymar speaking on his new role as the pe...
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Neymar permanently assumes Brazil's captaincy

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The head coach of Brazil national team Tite  has yesterday ended the captaincy's rotation in the team by  naming  Neymar as the permanent captain of the team.Meanwhile, the new captain Neymar believes the responsibility of leading Brazil will be good for him after the Paris Saint-Germain star was appointed captain.It will be recalled that Neymar endured a turbulent World Cup campaign in Russia, where Brazil made a shock quarter-final exit against Belgium....
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Brazil legend Ronaldo urges Madrid to go after neymar

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