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A man once again shouldering the expectations of a nation at World Cup 2018 is considered to be a Golden Ball winner in waiting , with the Brazil international having finished third in the voting on two previous occasions. He has been unable to knock eternal rivals from Barcelona and Real Madrid off the loftiest of perches, but Neymar considers that to be an impossible task. With Messi and Ronaldo having raised the bar of individual excellence to a height that nobody else has been able to get close to, a 26-year-old South American is happy to settle for being the best of the rest....

Hazard can conquer the Premier League for Chelsea The Brazil international had to settle for fifth place in the 2016 award, with Cristiano Ronaldo beating Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to scoop the gong. Neymar, however, has stressed he will not lose any sleep over whether he will ever lift the trophy. “I am very happy in Barcelona, at this team and with the life I have,” the 24-year-old told the official La Liga website....

However, which players should we keep an eye on this season? Neymar 9/2 to win Ballon d’Or 2018 Below, Goal runs through 15 players that all have their reasons for wanting to make a big impression on the 2017-18 Champions League… DELE ALLI (Tottenham Hotspur) Dele Alli personifies Tottenham’s surprising struggles in Europe over the past two seasons. The attacking midfielder has picked up as many red cards as he has scored goals (one apiece!...

Neymar, 25, is reportedly a major target for the LaLiga club despite having only joined PSG from Barcelona in a world-record move in August last year. Edinson Cavani and Javier Pastore have already been punished by PSG after returning late from the mid-season break. However, Emery said his team – who face Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League – would not be distracted by rumours surrounding Neymar....

While the two stars showed off their children’s costumes, PSG posted a video of several of their players being spooked by a Halloween prank. Meanwhile Arsenal opted to have some of their players show off their acting skills (or lack thereof) by reading some classic lines from horror films. Check out how the world of football celebrated Halloween below! A post shared by Paul Labile Pogba (@paulpogba) on Oct 31, 2018 at 7:55am PDT...

Transfer fees have been trending upwards for several years, but 2017 saw things reach a whole new level. Paris Saint-Germain stunned world football when they triggered the €222 million release clause in Neymar’s Barcelona contract in August, smashing the transfer record that was previously set by Paul Pogba’s €105m move from Juventus to Manchester United in 2016. The Parisians also clinched the loan signing of Kylian Mbappe from Monaco, a deal which will be made permanent for €180m at the end of the season....

Suarez signs new Barca deal The Brazil international joined Barca from Santos in 2013, but went through a tough period early on at Camp Nou. Messi, though, took Neymar under his wing to help him become a key figure at Barca. “I have a nice story about Messi,” Neymar told CNN. “Soon after I arrived, it was not a great moment in my career and he was the one who helped me....

As reported by Goal, the 26-year-old has made it clear to PSG that he wants to join the Champions League winners in the summer . He does, however, face resistance from the Ligue 1 side, who are desperate to keep their star man who they only signed from Barcelona in 2017. Neymar’s agent Pini Zahavi met with Madrid president Florentino Perez on May 13 although PSG remain confident the forward, who is contracted to 2022, will stay put....

Neymar has played a starring role for Brazil, scoring six goals in CONMEBOL qualifying to help the South American giants become the first nation to book a spot at next year’s World Cup. ‘Neymar ready to replace Messi’ The 25-year-old has also been in good form for La Liga titleholders Barca this season, netting 15 goals in all competitions as he bagged his 100th goal for the Spaniards last week....

Neymar joined PSG in August in a transfer that rocked football, leaving Barcelona for a world-record deal which cost the Ligue 1 side €222million. He has starred consistently in France, scoring 19 goals and setting up another 13 in just 20 Ligue 1 appearances. But there have been regular suggestions of discontent, with Neymar already said to be eyeing a move, while he has occasionally been targeted by sections of the PSG support....

In case you didn’t know… Neymar, who has been linked with a possible return to Barcelona, is reportedly desperate to leave PSG this summer. Neymar left Barcelona for PSG in the summer of 2017 in a transfer worth €222 million, signing a five-year contract with the Parisian giants. Back then, Pique was one of the Barcelona players who tried to convince the Brazilian not to leave, and even posted a picture with Neymar with the caption of “Se Queda” (He stays)....

However, Neymar will not undergo an operation, with PSG saying the Brazilian had instead agreed on “a conservative treatment” that could see him return in time for the Champions League quarter-finals in April should they qualify. “After detailed analysis by specialists, a consensus was reached of a conservative treatment of Neymar’s injury to the fifth right metatarsal,” the French champions said. “Informed of this recommendation, Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian international striker agreed with this protocol....

Colts backers keep cashing We can’t spreak to how the wiseguys are feeling these days about Indianapolis, but we can assume this: Andrew Luck believers of all walks are having a splendid fall. The Colts are winning — four in a row now after the 33-28 victory at Houston Thursday night. Also, fantasy owners who drafted Luck are in the catbird’s seat; their man leads the NFL in TD passes (17)....

The new NFL Combine schedule for 2020, though, might make results consumption more difficult for those whose prime-time viewing commitments in late February are set. (That Friday-night episode of “Hawaii Five-0” isn’t going to watch itself.) That’s where we come in with a tracker of live updates and highlights, a collection of what you need to know from the workouts at the Combine. MORE: Explaining the new NFL Combine drills...

There were more than a few takeaways from Lucas Oil Stadium, starting with the quarterbacks. Malik Willis and Kenny Pickett might have created some separation from the rest of the pack, but which one will be taken first? That remains an open question. Nine receivers ran a sub-4.4 in the 40-yard dash as part of a freaky class of first-round talent. NFL Combine winners Winners: Malik Willis Willis made his case to be the first quarterback taken in the 2022 NFL Draft....

These platforms run a weekly tournament where you can build your fantasy lineup. You can join a tournament for Monday Night Football with a lineup made up only of players from the Steelers and Bears. FanDuel’s budget to build a team is $60,000. DraftKings has a smaller budget of $50,000 to create your team. Single-game tournaments are different, as you pick five players (FanDuel) or six players (DraftKings) from any offensive skill position, defense, and kicker, with one being an MVP who earns 1....

Here we break down their five core draft questions and provide our best answers. NFL Draft 2017: Mock Draft | Big Board 1. Should the Jets think about a franchise QB early? Yes. It doesn’t matter that the Jets used a second-round pick on Christian Hackenberg last year and have consistently selected a quarterback somewhere in the draft. Since Geno Smith in 2013, New York hasn’t tabbed a true young QB for the future, but the end of the Ryan Fitzpatrick era means the time is now....

But, not by much. Oakland and the Jets have discussed potentially swapping picks, according to a report from The Athletic, which cites unidentified league sources. New York enters Thursday with the third selection while the Raiders are set to draft at No. 4. There is a “good chance” the Jets are going to trade down, according to an earlier report from ESPN. They’ve also reportedly had trade discussions with the Bills and the Redskins....

When Sloman’s 37-yard kick doinked off the right upright and then bounced through, the Titans (11-5) claimed a division title by beating the non-playoff Texans 41-38. And because Houston had traded its 2021 first-rounder to the Dolphins in the Laremy Tunsil deal, the loss secured the No. 3 overall selection for Miami in April’s draft. MORE: NFL Draft order 2021 For Texans fans, the kick added one more bit of insult to injury related to Bill O’Brien’s bad trade ledger....

Rounds two and three of the NFL Draft will resume at 7 p.m. EST on April 30 from the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Each NFL team will have seven minutes to pick in the second round but just five minutes in the third through seventh rounds. If the 32 selections in the second round each last seven minutes and the 41 selections in the third round each last five minutes, the two rounds would last seven hours and nine minutes....