Superstar currently injured
Brazil president mocks Neymar
June 19, 2026 – 9:57 p.mReading time: 1 min.
Brazil’s President Lula mocks the injured Neymar at an event in Belo Horizonte. But there is also a serious question behind it that concerns Selecao fans.
With a joke about Neymar Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva caused a stir. The 34-year-old is taking a break due to a calf injury and has the current one WM haven’t played a minute yet.
On Friday, Lula appeared at an event at a hospital in Belo Horizonte. When a boy mentioned the attacker’s name, the head of state joked: “Neymar is the first player in the world to be called up to the national team to work from home.” He followed up: “Neymar? He doesn’t even play!”
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Brazil’s record goalscorer was missing from the 1-1 draw against Morocco and only watched the game from the bench. Also the game against Haiti on Saturday (from 2.30 a.m Live ticker at t-online) in Philadelphia he missed. On Wednesday, Neymar completed the warm-up program with his teammates – then he trained away from the team. He played his last international match on October 18, 2023.
Lula had previously declared with a wink that he was Argentina’s superstar Lionel Messi Wanting to “recruit” to strengthen Brazil’s offensive.