An abbreviated history of Neymar, and why he's such a polarizing figure
Soccer 101
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4.9 • 853 Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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What's the latest with Neymar, why has he been such a controversial figure in his career, and how will he be remembered by future generations? Plus, did he reach his full potential for club and country, and what comes next?
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| 0:00.0 | He's having a blinder. He's clipped the post. He's looking formidable. Then... |
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| 0:49.7 | My name is Taylor Rockwell, and this week we're talking Namar. |
| 0:53.7 | Namar De Silva Santos Jr. |
| 0:55.2 | has been one of the most talented and high-profile soccer players of his generation. He emerged |
| 0:59.6 | as a prodigy at Brazilian Club Santos, where he began his professional career at 17 and quickly |
| 1:04.1 | became one of South America's most exciting players. His move to Barcelona catapulted him to |
| 1:08.9 | even greater heights, and his eventual move to PSG did the same for his bank account. Now, following the premature conclusion of his time in Saudi Arabia, he rejoined his Boyhood Club Santos. With Brazil, he's won Olympic gold, but hasn't achieved the World Cup glory. Some might have hoped for. He's known for his dribbling ability, his goal scoring, his flare, also injuries, diving and off-field partying. |
| 1:30.0 | So what's the latest with Namar? |
| 1:31.5 | Why has he been such a controversial figure in his career and how will he be remembered by future generations? |
| 1:37.6 | Here with me to talk it all out, fresh from celebrating Namar's sister's birthday for 24 straight hours. |
| 1:42.7 | It's Graham Ruffman. Hello, Graham. |
| 1:44.2 | Hello, Taylor Rockwell. When you said we were going to talk about the best Brazilian player |
| 1:47.8 | of his generation, I thought you meant Cleberson. So all my research is on Cleberson, |
| 1:52.7 | so I'm a bit panicked now that we're apparently doing it on Namar. I mean, it's pretty much the same |
| 1:57.2 | player, Cleberson and Namar. That is a deep cut reference, Graham, to start the show off. |
| 2:01.5 | And I do appreciate it. I also appreciate you being here with me to talk about Neymar. I can't really do the proper Brazilian pronunciation. It is not what I just did. It's not even close to what I did. But he is a fascinating figure, who at times I thought was going to be in the conversation for greatest of all time. I'm not sure he is up there now. I'm not sure he's |
| 2:02.1 | even in there. who at times I thought was going to be in the conversation for greatest of all time. |
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