Le Parisiens 4/1 for historic CL win The Brazil international was on the scoresheet as PSG crushed Anderlecht 5-0 in the Champions League at Parc des Princes on Tuesday. But the 25-year-old wasted little time in turning his attentions elsewhere, and his Joker costume was impressive. Neymar showed off his costume – and those of his friends – on Instagram. Neymar and his team-mates will be back in action on Saturday with a Ligue 1 match at Angers....
Messi and Ronaldo have staged a long-running battle for top billing in world football with the pair relentlessly hoovering up prestigious trophies and individual accolades. Neymar’s world-record switch from Barca to PSG in 2017 is believed to have been heavily motivated by his desire to emerge from the shadow they cast over LaLiga during the four seasons he was at Camp Nou. But the Brazil attacker draws inspiration rather than intimidation from the pair’s achievements....
The 25-year-old striker’s €222 million move from Camp Nou was the highlight of a remarkable summer transfer window but attracted criticism from many quarters due to the size of the fee involved. Nevertheless, Malcom, who signed for the Garonne side in January 2016 from Corinthians, believes it was a smart move on the part of the superstar. “Neymar made a good choice coming to France,” he said. “We’re happy for him....
The La Liga giants once boasted a side brimming with the world’s top talent, but the Camp Nou icon fears they are now plugging holes with players that are not of the required standard. Barca 13/2 to win the Champions League Barca were rocked by the record-breaking €222 million sale of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain this summer, with Paulinho and Ousmane Dembele among those brought in. Xavi says the club needs to get back to finding “the best”, with greater emphasis placed on the nurturing of hot prospects through the famed La Masia academy system....
The Brazil international’s future has been clouded in recent days as rumours continue to link him with a move to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain. Get Barcelona’s La Liga title odds Reports on Saturday suggested Neymar has even agreed to personal terms with PSG with the question over his €222 million release clause the big obstacle to a move. However, Neymar finds himself starting Saturday, alongside many of Barcelona’s regulars in the ICC battle with Juventus in the United States....
The Brazilian is the face that everyone wants to be associated with their brand and as such has been highly visible away from the field. While he has clearly been enjoying himself socially – his father told Canal+ on Sunday that the player “loves everything about Paris” – he has continued to excel on the field. A post shared by Nj 🇧🇷 👻 neymarjr (@neymarjr) on Sep 28, 2017 at 3:19pm PDT...
Neymar has only been at the Parc des Princes since PSG smashed the world transfer record to bring him in from Barcelona in August. But not long after his €222 million move was complete, speculation connecting him with a return to Spain and Barca’s bitter rivals Madrid started to circulate. Madrid have continued to be linked with the Brazil star – who is currently out injured – in the Spanish media, but Mbappe is adamant it is all just speculation....
Neymar left Barca in controversial circumstances in August when he made the €222 million move to Paris Saint-Germain. The 25-year-old had spent four years with the Camp Nou outfit, but broke up the famous partnership with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez to become the main star in the French capital. Although the Brazilian has impressed so far, he has already been linked with a return to Spain, with Madrid president Florentino Perez said to be making advances to sign him....
Wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable helped a 16-year-old girl climb safely out of her car after it overturned. Jackson posted the incident on Twitter on Tuesday night: Both coaches were driving home separately in Raleigh when they came across the girl in the car.
Dennis Smith Jr., a five-star point guard, committed to the Wolfpack one day after coach Mark Gottfried flew by helicopter from Raleigh to Fayetteville, about 60 miles south, to visit with him. ESPN reported the commitment Thursday afternoon. MORE: College basketball champions through the years | College basketball coaches then and now | Biggest tournament upsets since 1985 Smith chose N.C. State over in-state powers North Carolina and Duke. Kentucky, Louisville and Wake Forest were also vying for his services....
“We’re realistic that people aren’t going to listen to the state or federal guidelines,” Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop told the Daily Beast on Wednesday. “You’re not going to get them to change their plans. People are going to make decisions with short-term interests, and that’s just what people do. We’re not going to tell them they aren’t allowed to have people over at Thanksgiving. That’s not productive.” New Jersey, a state hit particularly hard during the first wave of the pandemic, is once again facing a massive surge in cases....
As negotiations over another round of stimulus to address the economic fallout of the pandemic have remained at an impasse since summer, McConnell and other GOP lawmakers have balked at Democrats’ proposal to provide tens of billions of dollars in federal aid to state and local governments. McConnell and his allies have described the effort as “blue-state bailouts.” Suozzi pushed back against this description, arguing that New York has been subsidizing McConnell’s home state of Kentucky for many years....
Cuomo’s announcement came during a press conference, which featured Bills’ owners, Terry and Kim Pegula. “I look forward to seeing you out there, we’ll keep our fingers crossed,” Cuomo said while speaking to the Pegulas. “As I said, I’m gonna take my test, I’m gonna be out there to watch the game with you and we look forward to it.” According to Cuomo, 6,700 fans will be allowed at the game, which is scheduled to be played on either January 9 or January 10....
Berdych, the seventh seed, was tested by Tomic in their two prior meetings — both at Wimbledon — Berdych was a comfortable victor 6-2, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 on Margaret Court Arena. MORE: Australian Open images | Sharapova, Bouchard to meet in quarters | Madison Keys rising The big-hitting Berdych will make his fifth consecutive quarterfinal appearance at Melbourne Park. He will try to match his career-best semifinal appearance from 2014....
Out of the left-wing wilderness has emerged a presidential candidate who has long been one of its heroes. A modern monk who looks like Lincoln and lives like Gandhi, Ralph Nader has in his lifetime as a consumer activist helped change the face of America, his influence felt in everything from seat belts and air bags to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Freedom of Information Act. The notion that the legendary progressive has decided to play the spoiler in this presidential race is a sad testimonial to how politics drive men mad....
Police say Victor Vickery, 30, was naked and getting intimate with his girlfriend at her Fort Lauderdale home in July 2018 when they noticed a man peering at them from outside. Police received a call from the girlfriend, Samantha Hobi, that Asaad Akar had been looking through her windows and that Vickery was holding him down in the yard. Police officers arrived on the scene to find Akar, 57, unconscious and “covered in blood....
On Monday, ahead of the visit, roughly 100 people gathered outside Pelosi’s office at the San Francisco Federal Building to urge her to cancel the stop on her Asia trip, which protesters said would unnecessarily inflame a “potential war” with China. Demonstrators—who were seen holding signs that read “U.S. hands off Taiwan,” “Stop the provocations,” and “No war on China”—urged Pelosi to cancel the trip to Taiwan, which had not been confirmed at the time of the protest....
The women’s world No. 2–ranked star made headlines when she dropped out of three tournaments in 2021, sparking discussions about athletes’ mental health amid increasing media scrutiny. With the Tokyo Olympics just days away, the shy and perhaps misunderstood tennis star is sure to turn heads on and off the court. Who is Naomi Osaka? Naomi Osaka was born in Chūō-ku in the city of Osaka, Japan. Her mother, Tamaki Osaka, is Japanese, while her father, Leonard Francois, hails from Haiti....
By Monday, Osaka decided to withdraw before the start of her second round match, citing anxiety due to the scrutiny she was facing; in a lengthy Twitter post, she explained that she’d been dealing with depression since the 2018 US Open. Osaka’s choice of self-care over competition is an unprecedented move in the tennis world. But it also speaks to larger issues affecting many of us. Mental health issues have been steadily increasing in recent years, and absolutely exploded during the pandemic....
The Belgium international has been one of the stand-out players of the Partenopei’s quest for the Serie A title this season. He has contributed 16 goals and seven assists so far as Maurizio Sarri’s men have opened a four-point lead at the top over Juventus. And now he has cemented his standing in his adopted city with a wonderful piece of charity. Mertens was pictured delivering pizzas to homeless people in several Naples neighbourhoods, and also enlisted his friends to help spread goodwill....
