Sunday 21 August 2016

Neymar stands down as Brazil captain after penalty clinches Olympic gold

Neymar has said that he will step down as Brazil captain after scoring the winning penalty in the 5-4 shooutout victory over Germany that gave his country Olympic gold.

The 24-year-old Barcelona player was appointed as skipper by Dunga following the 2014 World Cup, in which hosts Brazil were demolished 7-1 by Germany in the semifinals -- a match Neymar missed through injury.

"Today I have become a champion, and I give up the captain's armband,'' Neymar told SporTV. "It was an honour to be captain, but from today I stop being captain. I will send a message to [senior coach] Tite that, from now, he can look for another captain."

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