Brazil's Neymar to Continue World Cup Prep After MRI Shows 'Progress'
Brazil said Neymar’s latest scan showed good progress, keeping him on track to return from a grade-two muscle tear before the World Cup opener.
- On Monday, the Brazilian Football Confederation announced that Neymar is making 'good progress' in his recovery from a calf injury, with scans showing treatment within expected parameters.
- The 34-year-old forward recently missed Brazil's warmup friendlies against Panama and Egypt due to a grade two muscle tear sustained last month.
- Brazil's all-time leading scorer has tallied 79 goals in 128 appearances and faces a critical race to be fit for the opening FIFA World Cup group game against Morocco on June 13.
- Medical staff for the Brazilian National Team are continuing his planned recovery and physical preparation process while the squad prepares for upcoming matches against Scotland and Haiti.
- The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain playmaker is hoping to feature in his fourth tournament after appearing in 2014, 2018, and 2022 despite his recent injury-plagued spell at Santos.
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avisendanmark.dkScans have shown progress for Neymar after his calf injury. He will continue to follow the rehabilitation planned by doctors.
Brazilian star Neymar presents a "good evolution" of his right calf injury, which has deprived him of playing since mid-May, reported on Monday the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The historic scorer of the world's pentachampions was subjected on Monday in the United States to an magnetic resonance that yielded results "within the expected parameters." "The recovery and physical preparation process designed by the Brazilian team of the m…
Recovery after the right leg injury of Brazilian star striker Neymar "is going well," the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced on Monday, without specifying whether it could participate in the first World Cup game on Saturday against Morocco.
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