Overview

• Neymar signed an extension with FC Santos through December after returning from Al-Hilal in January.
• In an ESPN-published interview with Bruna Biancardi he said he has spent his career feeling “a little sad” over judgment from people who do not know him.
• He described social media as magnifying criticism and said he feels powerless to control strangers’ negative thoughts.
• The 33-year-old has been absent from Brazil’s national team for nearly two years and was not selected by coach Carlo Ancelotti.
• Neymar aims to rebuild his form and fitness at Santos to contend for a place in next year’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.