Neymar takes a dig at Barça

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Neymar Jnr insists leaving Barcelona for Paris St Germain will not be the end of his football career after scoring a goal at his debut game. The Brazil international made an impact in his first game since completing a world-record 222million euro (£200.6million) move with a goal and an assist as PSG cruised to a 3-0 win at Guingamp. Critics argued that leaving Barcelona for Ligue 1 is a set back, but the 25-year-old is happy to prove them wrong and his content at the moment. “I knew it would be very difficult to leave Barca but I am very happy to be here,” he said in quotes reported by L’equipe, “People think that you die after leaving Barca, but no, it’s the opposite. I’m more alive than ever, I play, I’m very happy. The country, the city and the team change, but football is the same.” After Jordan Ikoko’s own goal gave PSG a 52nd-minute lead, Neymar brilliantly set up Edinson Cavani to make it 2-0 before opening his account for the club with a simple close-range finish with eight min...
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Brazil Bounces Back On Global Football Ranking

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Following the ranking published by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on thursday, 6th April 2017, Brazil has once again clinched the best football country in the world after lossing this title for almost seven years. The ranking moved Argentina downward.

Football pundits are of the view that Brazil's world cup qualifying wins over Uruguay and Paraguay actually helped to push the country to the top of FIFA ranking since 2010 world cup with 1,661 points in thursday's ranking.

Recall that Brazil was the first country to qualify for the 2018 world cup tonarment and her rival, Argentina has been struggling and lost out in the last game in Bolivia with 1,603 points which earned the country 2nd position in the recent ranking.

Based on the ranking, world champions (Germany) remains third on the list as Chile stays 4th, while Columbia climbed two into 5th with France maintaining 6th position.

The ranking also put Belgium on 7th position while Portugal and Spain stay 8th and 10th on the list with Switzerland rising from 11th to 9th position.

The continuous absent of African countries on the top list of FIFA ranking is a matter of concern to African football enthusiasts. It is believed that the continent has what it takes to attain global reckoning in the world of soccer if necessary investments and dedication are given to sports development by relevant authorities.

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