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5 days ago
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🤯 Relegation battle drama: Neymar celebrates a goal that never was
Phantom goal, but different: Neymar seems to be losing his nerves a bit in the relegation battle with FC Santos. In a league game against SC International on Wednesday night, he celebrated a goal without waiting for the ball to actually cross the line (spoiler: it didn't) and argued with one of his own fans after the final whistle. But how did it come to this? An opponent's header cleared the ball from the five-meter area, superstar Neymar got the ball at his feet, shot from about nine meters and a half-left position, the ball went from the goalkeeper's glove to the right post and towards the goal line. Immediately, Neymar turned around, slid to his knees towards the corner flag, kicked it to pieces, and celebrated his goal in front of the fans - only to realize shortly afterwards that he was alone in his joy. But why? Are his teammates not happy that not even the superstar could free his hometown club from relegation worries since his return at the beginning of the year? Not at all. The reason for his solo jubilation is a different one: the supposed goal wasn't one at all. While the Brazilian had already turned towards the corner flag, the opposing goalkeeper Sergio Rochet was able to clear the ball from the line with a quick turn and a dive - Neymar celebrated alone a goal that didn't exist, while behind him the game continued normally after the goalkeeper's kick-off. Arguing with a fan in the relegation battle Particularly bitter: this Neymar goal would have been an important one. At the time, Santos was trailing 1-2, so it would have meant equalizing shortly before the end and thus earning a point in the relegation battle. The situation is getting increasingly dire for Neymar and Co. Currently, Santos is in 17th place, the relegation spot, after nine defeats in 15 games. Not even the final whistle could finally free Neymar from this bitter evening: he got into an argument with a Santos fan in the stands and got into a heated discussion. He justified himself on Instagram today, saying that the fan had insulted him in an unacceptable way. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. 📸 Ricardo Moreira - 2025 Getty Images
The Sun
6 days ago
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- The Sun
Embarrassing moment Neymar celebrates wildly and BREAKS corner flag after ‘scoring'.. only to find out ball didn't go in
NEYMAR kicked a corner flag to celebrate a last-gasp equaliser... only to then turn around and see he hadn't actually scored. The Brazilian was in action as boyhood club Santos took on Internacional last night. 6 6 6 Santos went into the closing stages trailing 2-0, courtesy of goals by Johan Carbonero and Rafael Santos Borre. The home side were given hope when Alvaro Barreal scored in the first minute of stoppage time. Neymar and Co piled forward in chase of an equaliser, and the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain star thought he'd got it with barely two minutes left on the clock. After a cross was half-cleared, Neymar struck a left-footed half-volley towards goal. Inter goalkeeper Sergio Rochet tipped the effort onto the post, with the ball then trickling across the goal-line. The passionate home crowd cheered as if their side had scored, and Neymar immediately wheeled away towards the fans. In his jubilation, the 33-year-old booted the corner flag, appearing to snap it in half. It looked as if he was considering taking his shirt off, only to turn around and see that Rochet had smothered the ball and play had continued. 6 Neymar waved his arms in despair, before dramatically falling to his knees. Supporters were also convinced that their man had scored, although the officials disagreed. Neymar SENT OFF for attempting to score Maradona-style Hand of God goal ours after old club PSG win Champions League Despite the Brazilian top flight possessing VAR, the decision stood. Santos' efforts went on to be in vain, with Internacional clinging on for a 2-1 win. After the match, Neymar was spotted arguing with a supporter in the stands. According to TNT Sports Brasil, Neymar and the fan "exchanged insults" before the star was led away. Neymar's homecoming following an injury-plagued spell in Saudi Arabia has not yet gone as he would have hoped. The 128-cap superstar has scored just four goals in 17 appearances in all competitions this season, laying on three assists. Santos reside in the relegation zone - sitting 17th after collecting just 14 points from 15 games. Last month, Neymar was sent off for punching the ball into the back of the net. With the handball clearly deliberate, Neymar received a second yellow card and his marching orders after the referee did not take kindly to his Hand of God impression. Santos will return to action this Saturday when they travel to bottom side Sport Club do Recife. 6 6
Observer
22-03-2025
- Sport
- Observer
Argentina on brink after Almada strike sinks Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO: Argentina edged to the brink of qualification for the 2026 World Cup on Friday after a superb strike from Thiago Almada earned them a 1-0 victory over Uruguay in Montevideo. The reigning world champions looked to be headed for a draw after a tense tussle against a Uruguay side who defeated the Argentinians 2-0 in Buenos Aires earlier in qualifying. But Argentina grabbed all three points with a moment of magic that stunned Montevideo's Estadio Centenario. Gathering the ball on the edge of the area, the 23-year-old attacking midfielder took a touch and uncorked a ferocious strike that flew into the top corner beyond the dive of Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet. The only blemish for Argentina on an otherwise solid night's work came deep into stoppage time when Nicolas Gonzalez was dismissed after catching Uruguay defender Nahitan Nandez with a high boot in a rash challenge. Nevertheless that late red card could not take the gloss off the evening for Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni, who praised his team's response to losing Messi to injury. - 'A complete match' - "How can I not be satisfied?" Scaloni said following the win. "Not just for the result -- but for how they gave it their all. The satisfaction comes from the fact that the team played a complete match. "When one player is missing, another comes in (...) we have enough to go out onto the field calmly, but the team is there." The win means Argentina can become the first South American team to book their place at next year's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico with a victory over arch-rivals Brazil in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. The world champions now lead the 10-team South American qualifying competition with 28 points from 13 games, leaving them six points ahead of Ecuador in second, with Brazil third on 21 points. Uruguay are fourth in the standings with 20 points from 13 games, just ahead of fifth-placed Paraguay on goal difference. Friday's victory ensures that Argentina can finish no worse than seventh place, meaning they are assured of at least a spot in an inter-confederation playoff. The top six teams in the standings qualify automatically for the World Cup. In Friday's other South American qualifier, Ecuador boosted their chances of reaching the finals with a 2-1 win over Venezuela. Two goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia sealed the points for Ecuador, who are bidding to qualify for the World Cup for the fifth time in the nation's history. Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece saluted his team's performance but cautioned against complacency as they close in on a World Cup berth. "When things are going well, like today when we've won three games in a row, we have to be cautious, calm, humble, and have a lot of discipline to continue growing in what's coming up," Beccacece said. — AFP
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Sport
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Argentina on brink after Almada strike sinks Uruguay
Argentina edged to the brink of qualification for the 2026 World Cup on Friday after a superb strike from Thiago Almada earned them a 1-0 victory over Uruguay in Montevideo. The reigning world champions looked to be headed for a draw after a tense tussle against a Uruguay side who defeated the Argentinians 2-0 in Buenos Aires earlier in qualifying. But Argentina grabbed all three points with a moment of magic that stunned Montevideo's Estadio Centenario. Gathering the ball on the edge of the area, the 23-year-old attacking midfielder took a touch and uncorked a ferocious strike that flew into the top corner beyond the dive of Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet. The win means Argentina can become the first South American team to book their place at next year's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico with a victory over arch-rivals Brazil in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. The world champions now lead the 10-team South American qualifying competition with 28 points from 13 games, leaving them six points ahead of Ecuador in second, with Brazil third on 21 points. Uruguay are fourth in the standings with 20 points from 13 games, just ahead of fifth-placed Paraguay on goal difference. Friday's victory ensures that Argentina can finish no worse than seventh place, meaning they are assured of at least a spot in an inter-confederation playoff. The top six teams in the standings qualify automatically for the World Cup. In Friday's other South American qualifier, Ecuador boosted their chances of reaching the finals with a 2-1 win over Venezuela. Two goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia sealed the points for Ecuador, who are bidding to qualify for the World Cup for the fifth time in the nation's history. bur/rcw/sev
