Neymar - superstar on rise

Neymar is now up there with the rest of football's nobility. After picking up the Confederations Cup Golden Ball, being named man of the match in the final and winning the Bronze Boot after scoring four goals, nobody can possibly doubt it. Having outshone all the other football aces in his squad, 'O'Rei' Neymar is set to dazzle us all with his next trick - an assault on La Liga.

"Every player likes a final, and even more so against the world's best squad, with some quite amazing players", the Barça forward said after his team's resounding victory.

Brazil is once again bowing down to the young striker after his superb performances in the championship. He has become the new icon of Brazilian football just a year before the World Cup.

Spain awaits

The €57 million forked out by Barcelona turned on a fair few spotlights that followed the Brazilian starlet throughout the Confederations Cup. The competition has given him an even greater superstar status, and some even see him capable of challenging Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's absolute reign over the Spanish league.

But to do that, he must triumph in Spain. Far from Brazil, with the difficulty of adapting to a league in which the world's best play; he will also have the pressure to deliver the goods for a team that will be constantly comparing him to the great Leo Messi. His next crusade commences in just 40 days...


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