With Neymar out, Regina Brandao was called in to boost team's confidence. — -- While Brazil mourns the loss of superstar striker Neymar following his back injury at the World Cup, a sports ...

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Brazil star Neymar says his World Cup may be over because of a fractured vertebra but his World Cup dream of celebrating the title with his teammates at the Maracana ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Neymar will leave with his image untarnished by Brazil’s disastrous World Cup loss to Germany, widely seen as the player in charge of helping the national team recover from the ...

Neymar arrives at the business end of his second season in Barcelona with the endorsement of many ringing in his ears. Certainly, for those who are connoisseurs of La Liga, the difference in the ...

Brazil squares off against Colombia on Friday in the quarterfinals of the World Cup with the victor punching its ticket to the semifinals and a matchup against the winner of France vs. Germany. Brazil ...

Neymar is the one host-country player who will be under the most pressure, even if he doesn’t want it. Whether things go well or not, the press is going to look for him, and the fans are either going ...

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Brazil striker Neymar was airlifted from Brazil's training camp in a medical helicopter and will be treated at home for the back injury that ruled him out of the last two ...

Neymar’s efficiency so far in the World Cup has outshone that of the two players considered the best in the world: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Lionel Messi of Argentina. His four World Cup goals ...

Brazil was awarded the 2014 World Cup nearly seven years ago by FIFA. The pressure was immediately ramped up with the idea that the country with the tournament's richest history would host the ...

Brazilian superstar Neymar entered the 2014 World Cup as a marquee player primed to reach new heights of fame and accomplishment on home soil. After two opening matches of ups and downs, the ...

Things got a little physical between Cameroon and Brazil in the Group A finale Sunday. Cameroonian defender Allan Nyom shoved Neymar to the ground after the Brazilian gave up on chasing a loose pass.

A former star of the Brazil national team, where he played alongside Neymar, has been forced into retirement because of ...